Mahogany medicine chest, 1831-1900

Made:: 1831-1900

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Mahogany medicine chest with front opening, drawer containing glass pill tile, palette knife, 24 bottles of medication, 14 labelled jar of ointment, 18 phials of medication, 9 labelled, a few bottles and phials now empty, either English, or assembled in Calcutta, India, 1831-1900

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

1831-1900

Small bottle of Lead and Opium pills

1831-1900

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A40665

Materials:: mahogany, brass, glass and velvet

type:: medicine chests

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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