Specimen bottle of red poppy petals

Made:
1870-1900 in Spain

Glass specimen jar with cork lid containing dried poppy petals. 121 mm x 58 mm diameter, 138 g. Label reads,'FIOR de AMAPOLA Red Poppy/petals/Papaver Rhoeas Linn/ Papaveraceae/ SPAIN'. Contents from Spain, bottle European, 1870-1930.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A668449
Materials:
opium, complete, glass and cork
type:
specimen bottles and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust