Shop round of Aromatic Chalk Powder

Made:
1850-1900 in England

Clear glass shop round half-full of Aromatic Chalk Powder (P: CRET: AROM), contains opium. 190 x 75 mm diameter. Unknown maker, English, late 19th century.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A633010
Materials:
glass, chalk, opium and half-full
type:
shop round and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust