Medicine chest

Made:
1800-1840 in London
Medicine chest, wooden, supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Medicine chest, wooden, supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine chest, wooden, supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden, Chemist to the King, containing 19 glass bottles, 17 of which are labelled, 22 other loose labels, weighing equipment etc., c1820

Parts

Bottle for paregoric elixir

Bottle for paregoric elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric elixir, with traces remaining. 89 mm x 36 mm x 25mm, 99g. Supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden, c. 1820.

Materials:
glass , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A630112 Pt53
type:
bottle and opium
Small packet of Dover's Powder

Small packet of Dover's Powder

Small paper packet of Dover's Powder, 3 grains. 30 mm long, .4 g. Dispensed by John Moore, London, c.1820.

Measurements:
overall: 30 mm .4g
Materials:
paper , complete , opium and ipecac
Object Number:
A630112 Pt54
type:
packet and opium
Glass bottle of Dover's powder

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

Rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper and paper covering full of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 70 mm x 24 mm x 15 mm, 37g. Dispensed by John Moore, London, c.1820.

Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 24 mm x 15 mm, 37g
Materials:
complete , glass , cork , paper , opium and ipecac
Object Number:
A630112 Pt58
type:
bottle and opium