Medicine chest

Made:
1701-1800 in France
Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, with ten painted bottles, Helvetius' name on lid, French, 18th century, from Harmonic collection

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A63013
Materials:
chest, wood, chest, leather and chest, brass
Measurements:
case: height 184 mm
case: length 175 mm
case: width 270 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Hamonic Collection

Parts

Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty, for stiptic

Measurements:
height 140 mm
width 68 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt1
type:
bottles
Bottle for lead acetate

Bottle for lead acetate

Bottle for lead acetate, empty

Measurements:
height 145 mm
width 64 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt2
type:
bottles
Bottle for elixir of vitriol

Bottle for elixir of vitriol

Bottle for elixir of vitriol, empty

Measurements:
height 112 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt3
type:
bottles
Bottle for essence of myrrh

Bottle for essence of myrrh

Bottle for essence of myrrh, empty

Measurements:
height 117 mm
width 52 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt4
type:
bottles
Bottle for essence of crocus

Bottle for essence of crocus

Bottle for essence of crocus, empty

Measurements:
height 100 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle for Peruvian bark

Bottle for Peruvian bark

Bottle for Peruvian bark, empty

Measurements:
height 138 mm
width 66 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt6
type:
bottles
Bottle for pectoral balsam

Bottle for pectoral balsam

Bottle for pectoral balsam, empty

Measurements:
height 148 mm
width 65 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt7
type:
bottles
Bottle for Boerhaave's elixir

Bottle for Boerhaave's elixir

Bottle for Boerhaave's elixir, empty

Measurements:
height 120 mm
diameter 50 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt8
type:
bottles
Bottle for tincture of cinnamon

Bottle for tincture of cinnamon

Bottle for tincture of cinnamon, empty

Measurements:
height 106 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt9
type:
bottles
Bottle for medicinal tincture

Bottle for medicinal tincture

Bottle for medicinal tincture, trace

Measurements:
height 128 mm
width 58 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt10
type:
bottles
Medicine chest case (without contents see other parts)

Medicine chest case (without contents see other parts)

Medicine chest case (without contents see other parts), Helvetius' name on lid, French, 18th century, from Harmonic collection

Measurements:
case: height 184 mm
case: length 175 mm
case: width 270 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , leather and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A63013 Pt12
type:
case

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