Veterinary medicine chest

Made:
circa 1860 in England
maker:
Unknown

Veterinary medicine chest, oak, with main storage compartment in three sections and a drawer, formerly the property of the Hawkins family, Staunton Court, nr. Gloucester, with various contents of the medicine chest including instruments, glassware, ointment jars, paper packets of medicine, and other medical preparations. The top drawer of the chest contains glass medicine bottles, mostly with glass stoppers. Some of the bottles are empty, although some still contain medical preparations. Other substances present in the glassware include antimony, digitalis, tobacco, ipecacuanha powder, ammonium hydrochloride, strychnine (in a green glass poison bottle), and calomel (mercury chloride). The removable bottom shelf contains metal ointment pots, and various medicines in paper packets, including aresnic. Unknown maker, English, c. 1870.

Veterinary medicine chest, oak, formerly the property of the Hawkins family, Staunton Court, nr. Gloucester, Unknown maker, English, c. 1870.

Contents of veterinary medicine chest

1870
Caustic clamp from veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Caustic clamp from veterinary medicine chest

Green glass bottle of strychnine with contents from Veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Green glass bottle of strychnine from Veterinary medicine chest

Round metal tin for Harrison's reliable rat and mouse poison, George W. Harrison Chemist, from Veterinary medicine chest with contents, English, c.1860

Tin for Harrison's reliable rat and mouse poison

Fluted green glass bottle, from Veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Green glass bottle from Veterinary medicine chest

Fluted green glass bottle, from Veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Green glass bottle from Veterinary medicine chest

Bottle of Ipecacuanha powder, from Veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Bottle of Ipecacuanha powder from Veterinary medicine chest

A bottle of 'Syrup of Poppies' with trace residues remaining, unsigned, England, 1870

Bottle of 'Syrup of Poppies' with trace residues remaining

1870
Eight empty bottles and one bottle containing powdered ginger (possibly mixed with rhubarb), in back row of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Bottle containing unidentified residue, in back row of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Bottle containing unidentified residue, in second row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle containing unidentified white powder, in second row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Bottle labelled 'hydrochl ammonia', in second row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Four empty bottles, in second row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Bottle containing unidentified white powder residue, in second row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Two empty bottles, in third row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Bottle labelled 'Decot of tobacco', in third row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle labelled 'powder of digitalis', in third row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle labelled 'sulphur antimony', containing a dark grey powder, in third row from back of veterinary medicine chest,English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Four bottles containing an unidentified residue, in third row from back of veterinary medicine chest, English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle labelled 'Calomel', in fourth row from back of veterinary medicine chest English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle labelled 'oil of cloves', in fourth row from back of veterinary medicine chest English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle labelled 'Powder of Catechu', in fourth row from back of veterinary medicine chest English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Glass bottle labelled 'Ferric carb ...', in fourth row from back of veterinary medicine chest English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860
Green glass bottle containing an unidentified soldified material, in fifth row from back of veterinary medicine chest English, c.1860

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860

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Details

Category:
Veterinary Medicine
Object Number:
1988-988
Materials:
oak (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), calomel, ipecacuanha, digitalis, antimony, ammonium hydrochloride, strychnine, aresnic, chamois, glass and oak
type:
medicine chest
credit:
Purchased from J W Hawkins

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