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specimen jar; controlled drug; cocaine
- Made:
- 1880-1930
![Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/298/292/small_thumbnail_a656870__0012_.jpg)
![Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/298/291/small_thumbnail_a656870__0011_.jpg)
Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves (erithroxylum coca Lank. Erythroxylaceae) from Peru. Information in jar suggests it arrived in England in October 1889.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A656870
- Materials:
- glass, clear
- type:
- specimen jar and cocaine
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust