Medicine chest

Made:
1851-1900

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

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A73295
Materials:
chest, mahogany, lining, velvet and handle, brass
Measurements:
height 215 mm
length 216 mm
width 168 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Mingo, S.

Parts

Bottle used for sweet spirit of Nitre

Bottle used for sweet spirit of Nitre

Bottle used for sweet spirit of Nitre, empty, broken

Measurements:
originally: height 110 mm
length 48 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt1
type:
bottles
Bottle of unidentified pink powder

Bottle of unidentified pink powder

Bottle of unidentified pink powder

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 48 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt2
type:
bottles
Bottle of tincture of quinine

Bottle of tincture of quinine

Bottle of tincture of quinine

Measurements:
height 112 mm
length 48 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt3
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

Measurements:
originally: height 110 mm
length 48 mm
width 41 mm
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).

Measurements:
height 104 mm
length 43 mm
width 32 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt5
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of permanganate of Potash

Bottle of permanganate of Potash

Bottle of permanganate of Potash

Measurements:
height 112 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt6
type:
bottles
Bits of torn paper

Bits of torn paper

Bits of torn paper

Measurements:
length 90 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A73295 Pt8
type:
paper
Bottle of Evan's Remedy

Bottle of Evan's Remedy

Bottle of Evan's Remedy, empty broken

Measurements:
originally: height 112 mm
length 38 mm
width 25 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt9
type:
bottles
Bottle used for Goulard's Extract

Bottle used for Goulard's Extract

Bottle used for Goulard's Extract, broken

Measurements:
height 111 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt10
type:
bottles
Bottle used for Soap Liniment and arnica

Bottle used for Soap Liniment and arnica

Bottle used for Soap Liniment and arnica

Measurements:
height 108 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
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

Measurements:
height mm
length mm
width mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt15
type:
bottles
Bottle of tincture of arnica

Bottle of tincture of arnica

Bottle of tincture of arnica

Measurements:
height 66 mm
length 37 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt16
type:
bottles
Bottle of oxalic acid

Bottle of oxalic acid

Bottle of oxalic acid

Measurements:
height 66 mm
length 37 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt17
type:
bottles
Glass beaker

Glass beaker

Glass beaker

Measurements:
height 43 mm
rim: diameter 42 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt19
type:
beakers
Leech tube

Leech tube

Leech tube

Measurements:
length 90 mm
rim: diameter 20 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt20
type:
leech tubes
Pieces of broken bottle

Pieces of broken bottle

Pieces of broken bottle

Measurements:
length 40 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A73295 Pt22
type:
bottles

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