Barber-surgeon's chest

Made:: 1770-1830

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Barber-surgeon's chest, rectangular with hinged lid, lock at front, containing 3 glass bottles

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A655776

Materials:: wood, iron, silk and card

Measurements:: overall (closed): 202 mm x 434 mm x 285 mm, 6.1 kg
overall (open): 427 mm x 434 mm x 400 mm, 6.1 kg

type:: barber-surgeon's chests

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Parts

Letter from H. Goudet

Letter from H. Goudet, hand written in ink on paper, offering chest to recipient of letter

Materials:: paper

Object Number:: A655776 Pt1

type:: letters (documents)

3 circular, faceted bottles with wide shoulders and narrow necks

3 circular, faceted bottles with wide shoulders and narrow necks, bottles have 16 or 17 faces

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A655776 Pt2

type:: bottles

Tin with close-fitting lid

Tin with close-fitting lid, tapering cylinder

Materials:: tin

Object Number:: A655776 Pt3

type:: tins

Tin with close-fitting lid

Tin with close-fitting lid, tapering cylinder

Materials:: tin

Object Number:: A655776 Pt4

type:: tins

Tin thought to contain tea

Tin, likely containing tea, tapering cylinder with small opening covered by close-fitting lid

Materials:: tin

Object Number:: A655776 Pt5

type:: tins

Spirit lamp

Materials:: metal

Object Number:: A655776 Pt6

type:: lamps

Pottery cup with handle broken off glazed foliate design in blue on white

Materials:: pottery

Object Number:: A655776 Pt7

type:: cups

Circular card box covered in blue and white check paper

Circular card box covered in blue and white check paper, containing 3 glass lenses

Materials:: card and paper

Object Number:: A655776 Pt8

type:: boxes

Cylinderical glass bottle with kid covered stoppers containing dark brown sediment

Materials:: glass , kid , cork and wood

Object Number:: A655776 Pt9

type:: bottles

Turned wooden bulbous handle with metal fitment for attachement

Materials:: wood and metal

Object Number:: A655776 Pt10

type:: handles

Glass stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A655776 Pt11

type:: stoppers

Metal container with circular lid and lip for pouring

Materials:: metal

Object Number:: A655776 Pt12

type:: containers

Barber-surgeon's chest

Details

Parts

Letter from H. Goudet

3 circular, faceted bottles with wide shoulders and narrow necks

Tin with close-fitting lid

Tin with close-fitting lid

Tin thought to contain tea

Spirit lamp

Pottery cup with handle broken off glazed foliate design in blue on white

Circular card box covered in blue and white check paper

Cylinderical glass bottle with kid covered stoppers containing dark brown sediment

Turned wooden bulbous handle with metal fitment for attachement

Glass stopper

Metal container with circular lid and lip for pouring

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