Glass bottle

Made:
1901-1904

Glass bottle, containing orange pills exhibited by China at World's Fair, St. Louis, USA in 1904, Chinese, 1901-1904

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658475
Materials:
glass, cotton, cloth and string
Measurements:
height 103 mm
base: diameter 49 mm
lid: diameter 43 mm
type:
bottles

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