Plaster designed as a counter irritant

Made:
1860-1869 in Paris
maker:
Le Perdriel, Ch
inventor:
Reboulleau

Specimen jar containing counter-irritant plaster made with root of Thapsia garganica, associated with inventor Dr. Reboulleau and A. Aynyot, with advertisement for the product from the pharmacy of Ch. Le Perdriel, rue Saint-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie 54, Paris, France, 1849 (invented)-1860s.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A668653
Materials:
jar, glass and plaster, cloth
Measurements:
jar: diameter 63 mm
jar: height 204 mm
type:
plaster and specimen jar