Large dark glass pharmacy bottle with iron top used for opium tincture, or laudanum, (TR: OPII), now empty. 430 mm x 170 mm diameter. Label indicates the formulation was 'Specially prepared for veterinary use'. Unknown maker, Dispensed by Bird & Storey, Oxford, English, 1801-1850.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A602190
- type:
- storage bottle
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust