Medicine chest

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
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Hamonic Collection

Parts

Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty, for stiptic

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt1
type:
bottles
Bottle for lead acetate

Bottle for lead acetate

Bottle for lead acetate, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt2
type:
bottles
Bottle for elixir of vitriol

Bottle for elixir of vitriol

Bottle for elixir of vitriol, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt3
type:
bottles
Bottle for essence of myrrh

Bottle for essence of myrrh

Bottle for essence of myrrh, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt4
type:
bottles
Bottle for essence of crocus

Bottle for essence of crocus

Bottle for essence of crocus, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle for Peruvian bark

Bottle for Peruvian bark

Bottle for Peruvian bark, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt6
type:
bottles
Bottle for pectoral balsam

Bottle for pectoral balsam

Bottle for pectoral balsam, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt7
type:
bottles
Bottle for Boerhaave's elixir

Bottle for Boerhaave's elixir

Bottle for Boerhaave's elixir, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt8
type:
bottles
Bottle for tincture of cinnamon

Bottle for tincture of cinnamon

Bottle for tincture of cinnamon, empty

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt9
type:
bottles
Bottle for medicinal tincture

Bottle for medicinal tincture

Bottle for medicinal tincture, trace

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

Materials:
chest, wood , chest, leather and chest, brass
Object Number:
A63013 Pt12
type:
case