Poison bottle, colourless glass, empty, for morphine chloride. 163 height x 60 mm diameter, 283 g. Box wood stopper is cracked along the side and the cork is missing from the base. Painted inscription on gold background with black lettering, reads 'MORPH:MUR'. Made by Toogood, Mount Street, London, English, 1860-1900.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A633519
- Materials:
- incomplete, glass and boxwood
- type:
- poison bottle
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
