Medicine chest

Made:
1860-1900
Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, small, for six bottles, containing five glass bottles, one labelled, and two caustic pens, c1870

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A15948
Materials:
chest, wood and hinges and mounts, brass
Measurements:
height 142 mm
length 129 mm
width 172 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Phillips, Son and Neale

Parts

Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Empty Glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Measurements:
height 107 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/2
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Empty glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Measurements:
height 107 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/3
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Empty glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Measurements:
height 107 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/4
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Empty glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870

Measurements:
height 107 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/5
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870. Label is worn but legible, reading 'BEST OLIVE OIL / WILLIAM CADWALADR JONES, / CHEMIST, / UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, / 23, BAYSWATER TERRACE, / Opposite Kensington Gardens.'

Empty glass bottle with stopper, labelled 'olive oil'

Empty glass bottle with stopper, square shaped, from small medicine chest, c1870. Label is worn but legible, reading 'BEST OLIVE OIL / WILLIAM CADWALADR JONES, / CHEMIST, / UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, / 23, BAYSWATER TERRACE, / Opposite Kensington Gardens.'

Measurements:
height 111 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
glass and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A15948/6
type:
bottle

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