Collection

Specimen jar of fruits of Mucuna pruriens

Made:
1820-1900 in Jamaica
Group shot of seven variously sized specimen jars Group shot of four tall specimen jars Specimen jar of fruits of Mucuna pruriens, cow-itch pods
Group shot of seven variously sized specimen jars Group shot of four tall specimen jars Specimen jar of fruits of Mucuna pruriens, cow-itch pods

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Group shot of seven variously sized specimen jars
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Group shot of four tall specimen jars
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Specimen jar of fruits of Mucuna pruriens, cow-itch pods
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Specimen jar of fruits of Mucuna pruriens, 'cow-itch' pods, Jamaica, 1820 to 1900.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A668644
Materials:
jar, glass
type:
specimen jars
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

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