Specimen of cinnchona bark

Made:
1650-1700

Specimen of cinnchona bark, from the materia medica cabinet of J.F.Vigani, Cambridge University, 1670-1712

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655406
Materials:
envelope, paper and specimen, bark
Measurements:
envelope: length 120 mm
envelope: width 95 mm
bark, largest piece: length 37 mm
type:
specimens
credit:
Queens' College

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