Cylindrical clear glass bottle with cork stopper

Made:
1900-1930

Cylindrical clear glass bottle with cork stopper, contains rhizome, used as a laxative and for piles, from Istanbul, bottle English, 1930-1940

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A85420
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Measurements:
height 120 mm
maximum: diameter 57 mm
type:
specimen jar and laxative
credit:
Old Drug Bazaar

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