Medicine chest

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
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Phillips, Son and Neale

Parts

Empty Glass bottle with stopper

Empty Glass bottle with stopper

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

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/2
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper

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

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/3
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper

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

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/4
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper

Empty glass bottle with stopper

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

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A15948/5
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle with stopper, labelled 'olive oil'

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.'

Materials:
glass and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A15948/6
type:
bottle