specimen jar; controlled drug; cocaine

Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves

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Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves
© The Board of Trustees of the
Science Museum Group

Clear glass specimen jar with glass lid containing coca leaves
© The Board of Trustees of the
Science Museum Group

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