Bottle of drug (unknown)
Bottle of drug (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 119 mm
width 53 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, cork and metal, brass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt1
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1801-1900
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Medicine chest, mahogany, 18 glass bottles, mostly from Peat of Lymington, but 2 unlabelled, 2 ointment pots, 1 glass beaker, 2 boxes of drugs, glass pestle and mortar, scales and 6 weights, English, 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A23882
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, lining, velvet and handles, brass
- Measurements:
-
height 226 mm
length 190 mm
width 275 mm
drawer: height 68 mm
drawer: length 181 mm
drawer: width 243 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of liquorice powder
Bottle of liquorice powder, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 119 mm
width 53 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, cork and metal, brass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt3
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of epsom salt
Bottle of epsom salt
- Measurements:
-
height 117 mm
width 53 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, cork and metal, brass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt4
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 3 ounces of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).
- Measurements:
-
height 128 mm
length 42 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt5
- type:
- medicine chest , bottle and opium
Bottle of turpentine
Bottle of turpentine
- Measurements:
-
height 120 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt6
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 118 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt7
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of methylated spirits
Bottle of methylated spirits, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
width 41 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt8
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 115 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt9
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of tincture of ginger
Bottle of tincture of ginger
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 44 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt10
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of Goulard's extract
Bottle of Goulard's extract
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 44 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt11
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of Fryer's balsam
Bottle of Fryer's balsam
- Measurements:
-
height 124 mm
length 43 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt12
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of aromatic spirit of sal volatile
Bottle of aromatic spirit of sal volatile, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 118 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt13
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of tincture of gention
Bottle of tincture of gention
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 54 mm
width 32 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt14
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of spirit of aether
Bottle of spirit of aether
- Measurements:
-
height 124 mm
length 54 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt15
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of spirits of lavender
Bottle of spirits of lavender
- Measurements:
-
height 124 mm
length 54 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt16
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of urotropine
Bottle of urotropine
- Measurements:
-
height 53 mm
diameter 14 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, cork
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt17
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of aloes and iron pills
Bottle of aloes and iron pills
- Measurements:
-
height 61 mm
diameter 17 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and lid, metal
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt18
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Ointmentpot of spermaceti ointment
Ointmentpot of spermaceti ointment
- Measurements:
-
height 48 mm
diameter 38 mm
- Materials:
- pot, glass and covering, paper
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt19
- type:
- medicine chest and pot
Ointment pot of Turner's cerate
Ointment pot of Turner's cerate
- Measurements:
-
height 49 mm
diameter 38 mm
- Materials:
- pot, glass and covering, paper
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt20
- type:
- medicine chest and pot
Glass beaker
Glass beaker
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
diameter 28 mm
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt21
- type:
- medicine chest and beaker
Box of drug (unknown)
Box of drug (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 59 mm
length 50 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- metal, iron, tinplate
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt22
- type:
- medicine chest and box
Box of tussilaginis
Box of tussilaginis, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 59 mm
length 49 mm
width 35 mm
- Materials:
- metal, iron
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt23
- type:
- medicine chest and box
Glass mortar
Glass mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 51 mm
diameter 77 mm
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt24
- type:
- medicine chest and mortar
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 51 mm
diameter 27 mm
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt25
- type:
- medicine chest and pestle
Weighing scales
Weighing scales, iron beam and brass pans
- Measurements:
-
length 126 mm
pans: diameter 46 mm
- Materials:
- beam, iron and pans, brass
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt26
- type:
- medicine chest and scales
Six grain weight
Six grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 19 mm
grains: weight 6 kg
- Materials:
- metal, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt27
- type:
- weight
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 18 mm
grains: weight 5 kg
- Materials:
- metal, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt28
- type:
- weight
Four grain weight
Four grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 16 mm
grain: weight 4 kg
- Materials:
- metal, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt29
- type:
- weight
Three grain weight
Three grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 14 mm
grain: weight 3 kg
- Materials:
- metal, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt30
- type:
- weight
Two grain weight
Two grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 11 mm
grain: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- metal, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt31
- type:
- weight
One grain weight
One grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 8 mm
grain: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- metal, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A23882 Pt32
- type:
- weight
