phial; controlled drug; opium

Made:
1833-1930

Wooden vial case containing a long glass vial of opium crystals. Sealed with a cork and topped with wax seal bearing the suppliers mark. Unknown manufacturers but the supplier of the vial case is Behar-Opium Agebcy of Patna, India during the century. The vial is presumed to be English.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A124908
Materials:
wood, glass, cork and wax
type:
phial and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust