Glass specimen bottle

Glass specimen bottle, cork stopper with wood cap, containing sweet pea seeds from Lahore and Kew Gardens, English bottle, 1851-1930. Small envelope inside bottle inscribed Lathymus sativus from Kew. Other seeds are loose, presumably from India

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A670155
Materials:
glass, clear, cork and stopper, wood
Measurements:
height 78 mm
diameter 45 mm
type:
specimen bottles