Medicine chest of satinwood, 1851-1900

Made:: 1851-1900

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Medicine chest, satinwood, with 21 compartments, containing 17 glass bottles, 9 labelled, most containing trace residual amounts, and prescription (in drawer), English, c1870. The lid is loose from main body of chest.

Bottle for laudanum

1851-1900

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A23906

Materials:: chest, mahogany, lining, plush and handle, brass

type:: medicine chests

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