Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany, with 20 glass bottles, one broken, 12 labelled, from various suppliers in Exeter, glass beaker and glass leech tube, English, 1851-1900

Details

Parts

Bottle used for sweet spirit of Nitre

Bottle used for sweet spirit of Nitre

Bottle used for sweet spirit of Nitre, empty, broken

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt1
type:
bottles
Bottle used for spirit of sal volatile

Bottle used for spirit of sal volatile

Bottle used for spirit of sal volatile, empty, broken

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt4
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately 3 ounces of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt5
type:
bottle and opium
Bits of torn paper

Bits of torn paper

Bits of torn paper

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A73295 Pt8
type:
paper
Bottle used for Soap Liniment and arnica

Bottle used for Soap Liniment and arnica

Bottle used for Soap Liniment and arnica

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt11
type:
bottles
Bottle used for Dr Rubini's essence of camphor

Bottle used for Dr Rubini's essence of camphor

Bottle used for Dr Rubini's essence of camphor

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt15
type:
bottles
Glass beaker

Glass beaker

Glass beaker

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt19
type:
beakers
Pieces of broken bottle

Pieces of broken bottle

Pieces of broken bottle

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt22
type:
bottles