Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre empty
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre empty
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
width 45 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt1
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Medicine chest, 1820-1850
- Made:
- 1820-1850
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Medicine chest, with 12 labelled bottles, (and 2 unlabelled), and fairly complete other contents, owned by H. Pattinson, 1820-1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A44831
- Materials:
- chest, wood, lining, velvet, red and handle, brass
- Measurements:
-
height 196 mm
length 164 mm
width 224 mm
drawer: height 55 mm
drawer: length 149 mm
drawer: width 200 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
- credit:
- Knight, Frank and Rutley
Parts
Bottle of Gregory's stomachic powder
Bottle of Gregory's stomachic powder
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 44 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt2
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
width 45 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt3
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of liniment
Bottle of liniment
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 45 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt4
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of spirit of Hartshorn
Bottle of spirit of Hartshorn, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 108 mm
width 46 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt5
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
- Measurements:
-
height 107 mm
length 34 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt6
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of drug (unknown)
Bottle of drug (unknown), perhaps paregoric
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt7
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
- Measurements:
-
height 108 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt8
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of ink
Bottle of ink
- Measurements:
-
height 85 mm
width 32 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt9
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Fluid measure
Fluid measure
- Measurements:
-
height 62 mm
diameter 36 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt10
- type:
- medicine chest and measure
Fluid measure
Fluid measure
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
diameter 21 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt11
- type:
- medicine chest and measure
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of tartar emetic
- Measurements:
-
height 47 mm
length 31 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt12
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of peppermine essence
Bottle of peppermine essence, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
length 30 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt13
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Believed to have possibly been from a small medicine chest. Contents mostly gone, remaining dry and congealed.
- Measurements:
-
height 47 mm
length 31 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt14
- type:
- medicine chest , bottle and opium
Boxes (2) of drug (unknown)
Boxes (2) of drug (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 45 mm
length 55 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinplate
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt15
- type:
- medicine chest and box
Glass mortar
Glass mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 45 mm
diameter 73 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt16
- type:
- medicine chest and mortar
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 72 mm
diameter 26 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt17
- type:
- medicine chest and pestle
Weighing scales
Weighing scales, iron beam and brass pans
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 126 mm
pens: diameter 51 mm
- Materials:
- beam, iron and pans, brass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt18
- type:
- medicine chest and scales
Two drachm weight
Two drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 18 mm
drachm: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt19
- type:
- weight
One drachm weight
One drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
drachm: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt20
- type:
- weight
One scruple weight
One scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 10 mm
scruple: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt21
- type:
- weight
Six grain weight
Six grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 19 mm
grain: weight 6 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt22
- type:
- weight
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 17 mm
grain: weight 5 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt23
- type:
- weight
Three grain weight
Three grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
grain: weight 3 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt24
- type:
- weight
One grain weight
One grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 9 mm
grain: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A44831 Pt25
- type:
- weight
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder
Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder. 47 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 52 g. Unknown maker, English, 1820-1850.
