Medicine chest

Made:
1860-1900
Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, tryptich front, with 19 glass bottles, 15 labelled, 12 weights and 2 confection glasses, c1870

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with traces of original contents remaining. 110 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 95g. Unknown maker, English, c1870.

Bottle for Laudanum

1860-1900

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Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A23823
Materials:
chest, mahogany, handle, brass (lacquered), hinges and lock, brass and lock, iron
Measurements:
length 185 mm
width 225 mm
height 260 mm
type:
medicine chests

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