Medicine chest

Made:
1840-1870 in England
maker:
Unknown
Medicine chest

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine chest, mahogany, with 18 glass bottles, 17 labelled, 4 packets of drugs, 1 pill tile, a box lid, scales, a box with 4 weights, 7 spare stoppers, 1 medicine glass, glass pestle and mortar, 1 box of drugs, 1 box with 10 weights, and a prescription, English, c1850

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A23824
Materials:
chest, mahogany, lining, velvet and handle, brass
Measurements:
height 230 mm
length 260 mm
width 189 mm
type:
medicine chests