Medicine chest with contents

Made:
1800-1830 in Camberwell and United Kingdom
maker:
Robert Hutchings Goddard
Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall

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Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine chest, winged front, from Reece's Medical Hall, Piccadilly, with 30 painted glass bottles and 4 drawers, 5 confection glasses, 1 probang, 3 boxes, 1 plaster spreader, 1 seal, 1 spatula, 1 bowl, 1 pill tile, 1 fleam, 1 lancet, 2 syringes, 4 visiting cards, 1 receipt and engraved plate, c1805

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630142
Materials:
chest, mahogany, legs, brass, partly japanned, hinges and lock, brass and lock, iron
Measurements:
overall: 615 mm x 360 mm x 250 mm,
type:
medicine chest

Parts

Bottle of magnesium carbonate

Bottle of magnesium carbonate

Glass bottle of magnesium carbonate, marked, 'Magnesia No.1'

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt1
type:
bottle
Bottle of compound tincture of cinchona bark

Bottle of compound tincture of cinchona bark

Bottle of compound tincture of bark, empty & cinchona & quinine & bark, No.6

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt3
type:
bottle
Tincture of ginger and camomile

Tincture of ginger and camomile

Bottle of tincture of ginger and camomile, empty & ginger & camomile, No.7

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt4
type:
bottle
Bottle of compound tincture of senna

Bottle of compound tincture of senna

Bottle of compound tincture of senna, empty & senna, No.8

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt5
type:
bottle
Bottle of spirit of lavender

Bottle of spirit of lavender

Rectangular bottle of compound spirit of lavender empty & lavender, No.9

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt6
type:
bottle
Bottle of Mindererus spirit

Bottle of Mindererus spirit

Bottle of Mindererus spirit, empty dilute ammonium acetate solution & ammonium acetate, No.10 (?)

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt7
type:
bottle
Glass bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with small glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir, with dried traces remaining. 115 mm x 50 mm x 41 mm. Unknown maker, English, c. 1805.

Measurements:
overall: 115 mm x 41 mm x 50 mm, .188 kg
Materials:
glass , paint , materia medica and trace
Object Number:
A630142 Pt8
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle once containing sal volatile

Bottle once containing sal volatile

Bottle of spirit of sal volatile, empty, No.13

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt10
type:
bottle
Bottle once containing vitriolic aether

Bottle once containing vitriolic aether

Bottle of ether, empty vitriolic aether, No.14

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt11
type:
bottle
Bottle once containing sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle once containing sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty, No.15

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt12
type:
bottle
Bottle once containing antimonial wine

Bottle once containing antimonial wine

Bottle of antimonial wine, empty, No.16

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt13
type:
bottle
Bottle once containing tincture of myrrh

Bottle once containing tincture of myrrh

Bottle of tincture of myrrh, empty, No.17

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt14
type:
bottle
Bottle of dilute sulphuric acid

Bottle of dilute sulphuric acid

Bottle of dilute sulphuric acid, empty & sulphuric acid (vitriol acid), No.18

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt15
type:
bottle
Bottle once containing ferrous sulphate

Bottle once containing ferrous sulphate

Bottle of ferrous sulphate, empty &, No.25

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt18
type:
bottle
Drawer with compartments for rhatony (empty) and ginger

Drawer with compartments for rhatony (empty) and ginger

Drawer with compartments for rhatony (empty) and ginger, , Nos.48&49

Materials:
whole, mahogany and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt22
type:
drawer
Drawer with compartments for senna and flaky manna

Drawer with compartments for senna and flaky manna

Drawer with compartments for senna and flaky manna, empty, Nos.50&51

Materials:
whole, mahogany and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt23
type:
drawer
Drawer with compartments for gum arabic and purified nitre

Drawer with compartments for gum arabic and purified nitre

Drawer with compartments for gum arabic and purified nitre, empty, Nos.52&53

Materials:
whole, mahogany and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt24
type:
drawer
Drawer with compartments for cream of tartar and flowers of sulphur

Drawer with compartments for cream of tartar and flowers of sulphur

Drawer with compartments for cream of tartar and flowers of sulphur, empty (potassium acid tartrate & sulphur), Nos.54&55

Materials:
drawer, mahogany and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt25
type:
drawer
Drawer with compartments including 2 for diachylon

Drawer with compartments including 2 for diachylon

Drawer with compartments including 2 for diachylon (empty) & lead plaster-mass in other drawer

Materials:
drawer, mahogany , handle, brass and lining, green
Object Number:
A630142 Pt26
type:
drawer
Apothecary measure

Apothecary measure

Apothecary fluid measure

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt27
type:
bottle
Glass bottle of sedative opium solution

Glass bottle of sedative opium solution

Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper for sedative opium solution (Liq. Opii. Sed.), with dried traces remaining. 68 mm x 35 mm x 30 mm. Unknown maker, English, c. 1805.

Measurements:
overall: 68 mm x 35 mm x 30 mm, 0.074 kg
Materials:
trace , opium , glass , paper (fibre product) and materia medica
Object Number:
A630142 Pt32
type:
bottle and opium
Medicine bottle

Medicine bottle

Bottle, corked, empty

Materials:
bottle, empty
Object Number:
A630142 Pt35
type:
bottle
Pill box with 41 pills

Pill box with 41 pills

Pill box with 41 pills, marked in pencil, 'Mr Basmath'

Materials:
box, card
Object Number:
A630142 Pt37
type:
box
Pill box

Pill box

Small box, wood, screw top marked, 'M'

Materials:
whole, wood
Object Number:
A630142 Pt38
type:
box
Pill box

Pill box

Pill box, cardboard, with King's pills (5)

Materials:
box, card
Object Number:
A630142 Pt39
type:
box
Match box

Match box

Match box (with pt.26)

Materials:
whole, card
Object Number:
A630142 Pt42
type:
box
Seal

Seal

Seal, broken in pieces

Object Number:
A630142 Pt43
type:
seal
Bowl, possibly a mortar

Bowl, possibly a mortar

Bowl, mortar -like form

Materials:
whole, pottery
Object Number:
A630142 Pt45
type:
bowl
Bottle once containing spirit of hartshorn

Bottle once containing spirit of hartshorn

Bottle of spirit of hartshorn, empty, Thompson...

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A630142 Pt46
type:
bottle
Fleam, probably vetinary marked

Fleam, probably vetinary marked

Fleam, probably vetinary marked, 'I. SAY' in tortoiseshell case

Materials:
handle, brass, horn and blade, iron
Object Number:
A630142 Pt49
type:
fleam
Confection glass of blistering plaster with brass lid (bottom drawer)

Confection glass of blistering plaster with brass lid (bottom drawer)

Confection glass of blistering plaster with brass lid (bottom drawer), empty

Materials:
whole, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt50
type:
glass
Confection glass of spermaceti ointment

Confection glass of spermaceti ointment

Confection glass of spermaceti ointment, with brass lid (bottom drawer), empty

Materials:
whole, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt51
type:
glass
Confection glass with brass lid (bottom drawer) of brown cerale

Confection glass with brass lid (bottom drawer) of brown cerale

Confection glass with brass lid (bottom drawer) of brown cerale, empty

Materials:
whole, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt52
type:
glass
Confection glass with brass lid (colophony ointment)

Confection glass with brass lid (colophony ointment)

Confection glass with brass lid (colophony ointment), bottom drawer, empty & yellow basilicon

Materials:
whole, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt53
type:
glass
Confection glass with brass lid

Confection glass with brass lid

Confection glass with brass lid (bottom drawer) of black ointment

Materials:
whole, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A630142 Pt54
type:
glass