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LicenseIvory pill box with 5 compartments, European, 19th century
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Ivory pill box with 5 compartments, European, 19th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Ivory pill box with 5 compartments, European, 19th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Ivory pill box with 5 compartments, European, 19th century
Pill boxes were containers for pills and tablets. This ornate example, measuring just less than 130 mm, has five sections for different pills. The box is made from ivory, an expensive material that only wealthy people could afford.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A650838
- Materials:
- ivory
- Measurements:
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overall: 113 mm 41 mm, .06 kg
- type:
- pill box
