Specimen jar containing waxy mace fat

Made:
1870-1930 in Asia and Europe
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Group shot of seven variously sized specimen jars
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Large cylindrical clear glass jar with glass stopper
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Large cylindrical clear glass jar with glass stopper
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Large cylindrical clear glass jar with glass stopper, contains large block of waxy mace fat from East Indies, jar European, label reads "Oleum Macis. Myristica fragrans Houtt. Myristacaceae" 1870-1930

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A668468
Materials:
glass
type:
specimen jars
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust