Specimen bottle of leghorn senna

Made:
1833

Specimen bottle of leghorn senna and length of string originally used to secure the paper lid to the specimen bottle, 1833

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A603725
Materials:
bottle, glass and covering, paper
Measurements:
height 204 mm
diameter 73 mm
type:
bottle
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Specimen bottle of leghorn senna, 1833

Specimen bottle of leghorn senna

Specimen bottle of leghorn senna, 1833

Measurements:
height 204 mm
diameter 73 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and covering, paper
Object Number:
A603725/1
type:
bottle
Length of string originally used to secure the paper lid to the specimen bottle of leghorn senna and , 1833

Length of string originally used to secure the paper lid

Length of string originally used to secure the paper lid to the specimen bottle of leghorn senna and , 1833

Materials:
fibre (unidentified)
Object Number:
A603725/2
type:
string (fiber product)

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