Poison bottle, clear glass, empty, for compound chalk powder with opium. 203mm height by 74 mm diameter, 378g. Opening at the base of the bottle is missing its stopper. Painted label with gold background and black lettering reads, 'P:CRET:C:C[hyphen above letter]OP:/gr.i in (inverted E) ii. ' Toogood, Mount Street, London, English, 1860-1900.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A633518
- Materials:
- bottle, glass, clear and lid, boxwood, cork lined
- Measurements:
-
diameter 74 mm
height 203 mm
378 g
- type:
- poison bottle
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
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