Medicine chest

Made:
1820-1860 in London
maker:
S Maw, S.
Medicine chest, hinged lid and front, by S

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Medicine chest, hinged lid and front, by S
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Medicine chest, hinged lid and front, by S. Maw, London, with 17 glass bottles, 15 labelled, packet of plaster, plaster spreader, 2 spatulas, glass tube, balance, 11 weights glass pill tile, sheet of plaster, sheet of lint, belonged to Faraday's brother-in-law, c.1850

Parts

Bottle of Aromatic Confection

Bottle of Aromatic Confection

Narrow glass bottle with glass stopper full of Aromatic Confection (chalk and opium powder). 104 mm x 26 mm x 17 mm, 72g. Dispensed by John Owen Chemists, Highbury, English, 1820-1860.

Measurements:
overall: 104 mm x 26 mm x 17 mm, 72g
Materials:
opium , glass and complete
Object Number:
A23792 Pt9
type:
bottle and opium
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounces of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23792 Pt14
type:
bottle and opium
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (ipecacuanha and opium). 50 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 71g. Made by S. Maw, English, c. 1850.

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 71g
Materials:
ipecacuanha , opium , glass and full
Object Number:
A23792 Pt16
type:
bottle and opium