Medicine chest, 1820-1850

Medicine chest, with 12 labelled bottles, (and 2 unlabelled)

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Medicine chest, with 12 labelled bottles, (and 2 unlabelled)
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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
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley

Parts

bottle; controlled drug; opium

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.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A44831 Pt14
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium
Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A44831 Pt19
type:
weight
One drachm weight

One drachm weight

One drachm weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A44831 Pt20
type:
weight
One scruple weight

One scruple weight

One scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A44831 Pt21
type:
weight