Pharmacy cabinet, Middle East, 1400-1850

Made:
1400-1850 in Middle East
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Detail of cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Detail of cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Detail of cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Detail of cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Detail of cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Detail of cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cabinet, embossed and engraved with Islamic motifs, brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pharmacy cabinet, wooden with embossed brass panels engraved with Islamic motifs and Arabic script, unsigned, Persian (?), 1400-1850

Measuring over a metre high, this pharmacy chest is made from cedar wood overlaid with brass. The brass sections are engraved and embossed with Arabic script and Islamic characters. The inside is decorated with mother-of-pearl. Islamic pharmacy drew partly on Greek knowledge of herbal medicine and also contributed new information about previously unknown plants and herbs. Islamic medicine also saw the opening of the first pharmacies, in the 1200s.

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602295
Materials:
brass, cedar and complete
Measurements:
overall: 1205 mm x 704 mm x 360 mm, 70kg
type:
pharmacy cabinet