Medicine chest

Made:
1840-1900
maker:
Savory and Moore Limited
Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, mahogany and brass, incomplete, with contents by Savory and Moore and John Savory, London, 1840-1900

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Object Number:
1983-881/972
Materials:
case, mahogany, case, velvet, case, brass and case, baize
Measurements:
length 261 mm
width 148 mm
thickness 148 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
On loan from the Royal College of Surgeons

Parts

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, empty, used for aromatic sal volatile, made by John Savory, London, 1854-1861

Measurements:
height 95 mm
length 35 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt1
type:
bottles
Broken bottle

Broken bottle

Broken bottle, with glass stopper, full of pure condensed calcined magnesia, made by John Savory, London, 1854-1861

Measurements:
height 95 mm
length 35 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt2
type:
bottles
Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, damaged, containing bicarbonate of soda, prepared by Savory and Moore, London, London, 1840-1900

Measurements:
height 95 mm
length 35 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt3
type:
bottles
Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, damaged, empty, used for Dr. Clarke's tincture of rhubarb

Measurements:
height 95 mm
length 35 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt4
type:
bottles
Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, containing Gregory's powder

Measurements:
height 95 mm
width 35 mm
length 35 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, damaged, contining rhubarb powder, prepared by John Savory, London, 1854-1861

Measurements:
height 98 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt6
type:
bottles
Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, with powdery residue of gum lotion

Measurements:
height 98 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
glass, clear and stopper, glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt7
type:
bottles
Jar with silver top

Jar with silver top

Jar with silver top, originally for calomel pills then used for rhubarb pills, calomel, prepared by Savory and Moore, London, 1826-1840

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 31 mm
Materials:
glass and cap, silver
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt8
type:
jars
Three brass foil grain weights

Three brass foil grain weights

Three brass foil grain weights, 6, 4, and 2 grains

Measurements:
maximum: length 17 mm
maximum: width 16 mm
minimum: length 9 mm
minimum: width 9 mm
Materials:
brass (foil)
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt10
type:
weights
Three brass scruple weights

Three brass scruple weights

Three brass scruple weights, 2, 1 and 1/2 scruples

Measurements:
maximum: length 12 mm
maximum: width 12 mm
minimum: length 7 mm
minimum: width 7 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt11
type:
weights
Three brass drachm weights

Three brass drachm weights

Three brass drachm weights, 2, 1 and 1/2 drachms

Measurements:
maximum: length 16 mm
maximum: width 16 mm
minimum: length 10 mm
minimum: width mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt12
type:
weights
Glass mortar and pestle

Glass mortar and pestle

Glass mortar and pestle

Measurements:
pestle: length 55 mm
mortar: diameter 59 mm
mortar: height 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt14
type:
mortars and pestles
Glass stopper with octagonal thumbhold

Glass stopper with octagonal thumbhold

Glass stopper with octagonal thumbhold

Measurements:
height 31 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt15
type:
stoppers
Mahogany case for Medicine chest

Mahogany case for Medicine chest

Mahogany case for Medicine chest,by Savory and Moore and John Savory, London, 1840-1900 (for contents see Pts 1-15 )

Measurements:
length 261 mm
width 148 mm
thickness 148 mm
Materials:
baize , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
Object Number:
1983-881/972 Pt16
type:
case

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