Flat mahogany medicine chest, 1840 to 1890

Flat mahogany chest containing over 100 compartments some with specimen of materia medica, top layer in corked phials, rest loose, with list of contents, on wooden panels, rsquired material for "Major orc Examination published by Evans, Lescher and Evans, and Evans, Sans and Co., London and Liverpool, English, 1840 to 1890

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158310
Materials:
mahogany, brass, lining, cotton wool, phial, glass and stopper, cork
Measurements:
length 373 mm
width 275 mm
thickness 109 mm
type:
materia medica chests
credit:
Glendining