Bottle of quinine
Bottle of quinine
- Measurements:
-
height 120 mm
length 37 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt1
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Medicine chest
- maker:
- Henry Gilbertson
Medicine chest, medium size, with 15 glass bottles, 4 labelled, glass liquid measure, 5 labelled confection glasses, a knife, a lancet, a lump of unknown drug, and a glass syringe, English, c1860
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A23892
- Materials:
- leatherette, covered, hinges, brass, lining, velvet, brown and handle, cloth
- Measurements:
-
height 155 mm
length 167 mm
width 200 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of sodium carbonate
Bottle of sodium carbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt2
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of magnesium carbonate
Bottle of magnesium carbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 119 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt3
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of tincture of catechu
Bottle of tincture of catechu
- Measurements:
-
height 119 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt4
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of Clark's drops
Bottle of Clark's drops
- Measurements:
-
height 119 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt5
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of Jalap powder
Bottle of Jalap powder
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt6
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Clear glass, square-based bottle, no label, with glass stopper, broken at shoulder. To contain tincture of opium (Laudanum). Only trace contents remain.
- Measurements:
-
height 106 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt7
- type:
- medicine chest , bottle and opium
Bottle of sulphuric aether
Bottle of sulphuric aether
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 33 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt8
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of friar's balsam
Bottle of friar's balsam
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt9
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 82 mm
diameter 21 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt10
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of tartar emetic
- Measurements:
-
height 82 mm
diameter 20 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt11
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
phial; controlled drug; opium
Clear glass vial with glass stopper and paper label. vial contains approximately 1 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).
- Measurements:
-
height 82 mm
diameter 22 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt12
- type:
- medicine chest , phial and opium
Bottle of calomel
Bottle of calomel
- Measurements:
-
height 84 mm
diameter 22 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt13
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of croton oil
Bottle of croton oil, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 83 mm
diameter 21 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt14
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of essence of peppermint
Bottle of essence of peppermint
- Measurements:
-
height 83 mm
diameter 21 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt15
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Liquid measure
Liquid measure
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
diameter 22 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt16
- type:
- medicine chest and measure
Confection glass of unguantum calamina
Confection glass of unguantum calamina
- Measurements:
-
height 32 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- body, glass and lid, copper, silver plated
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt17
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Infection glass of Zinc Sulphate
Infection glass of Zinc Sulphate
- Measurements:
-
height 36 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- body, glass and lid, copper, zinc plate
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt18
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Confection glass of purgative pills
Confection glass of purgative pills
- Measurements:
-
height 36 mm
width 29 mm
- Materials:
- body, glass and lid, copper, silver plate
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt19
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Confection glass of copper sulphate
Confection glass of copper sulphate
- Measurements:
-
height 37 mm
width 29 mm
- Materials:
- body, glass and lid, copper, silver plated
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt20
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Confection glass of blue pills
Confection glass of blue pills
- Measurements:
-
height 35 mm
width 29 mm
- Materials:
- body, glass and lid, copper, silver plate
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt21
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Knife, bone handle
Knife, bone handle
- Measurements:
-
length 158 mm
- Materials:
- whole, iron and bone
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt22
- type:
- medicine chest and knife
Lancet, bone handle
Lancet, bone handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 179 mm
closed: length 99 mm
- Materials:
- whole, iron and bone
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt23
- type:
- medicine chest and lancet
Drug (unknown)
Drug (unknown)
Glass syringe
Glass syringe with cork top
- Measurements:
-
length 140 mm
diameter 20 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass , cork and string
- Object Number:
- A23892 Pt25
- type:
- medicine chest and syringe
