Small medicine chest with glass phials of drugs

Made:
1850-1900 in England

Small medicine chest of highly polished mahogany veneer, with flap in lid, containing 13 bevelled glass bottles with glass stoppers and most of contents. 167 mm x 84 mm x 34 mm, 390 g. Unknown maker, probably English, 1850-1900.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A87604
Materials:
mahogany (veneer), brass, silk, complete, glass, opium and calomel
type:
medicine chests and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust