Case of homeopathic medicines

Made:
Vienna

Case of homeopathic medicines, Viennese, by A. Moll

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A135721
Materials:
case, leather, red
Measurements:
length 180 mm
height 39 mm
closed: width 90 mm
opened: width 341 mm
bottle, typical: height 40 mm
bottles: length 10 mm
bottles: width 10 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Konzert, Franz

Parts

Bottle of pills, labelled 'China (clay) and Kaolin'

Bottle of pills, labelled 'China (clay) and Kaolin'

Bottle of pills, labelled 'China (clay) and Kaolin'

Measurements:
height 40 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A135721 Pt14
type:
homeopathic medicine
Bittersweet (woody nightshade) in bottle

Bittersweet (woody nightshade) in bottle

Bittersweet (woody nightshade) in bottle, and dukamara

Measurements:
height 40 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A135721 Pt23
type:
homeopathic medicine
Bottle of homeopathic opium pills

Bottle of homeopathic opium pills

Small glass bottle of homeopathic opium pills with cork stopper. 40 mm high. Part of an ornate leather-bound chest of homeopathics. Homeopathic medicine is based on the 'law of similars' that 'like is cured by like'. Made by Moll, Austian, 19th century.

Measurements:
height 40 mm;
Materials:
full , glass and cork
Object Number:
A135721 Pt37
type:
bottle and homeopathic medicine
Case of homeopathic medicines

Case of homeopathic medicines

Case of homeopathic medicines, Viennese, by A. Moll

Measurements:
length 180 mm
height 39 mm
closed: width 90 mm
opened: width 341 mm
Materials:
leather
Object Number:
A135721 Pt48
type:
medicine chests