Mahogany medicine chest

Made:
1801-1850 in London
Mahogany medicine chest

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Medicine chest, mahogany, velvet lining, complete with 22 glass bottles, 21 labelled, glass pill tile, 2 metal boxes of ointment, 3 labelled glass jars of pills, glass measuring cylinder, glass pestle and mortar, 2 dressings, a bandage and scales and 11 weights, English, early 19th century

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A104174
Materials:
chest, mahogany, lining, velvet and fittings, brass
Measurements:
height 223 mm
length 261 mm
width 187 mm
drawer: length 238 mm
drawer: width 176 mm
drawer: depth 67 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley

Parts

Bottle, unlabelled

Bottle, unlabelled

Bottle, unlabelled, contains flaky material, with cap and stopper

Measurements:
height 128 mm
length 40 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt1
type:
bottles
Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir with trace contents remaining. 118 mm x 40 mm x 28 mm, 140g. By Dinneford and Ealing, English, 1830-1850.

Measurements:
height 118 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
140 g.
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt2
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of hartshorn spirit

Bottle of hartshorn spirit

Bottle of hartshorn spirit, three quarters full colourless liquid, with stopper

Measurements:
height 119 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt3
type:
bottles
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder

Bottle of ipecacuanha powder

Bottle of ipecacuanha powder, full yellow powder, with stopper

Measurements:
height 119 mm
length 41 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt4
type:
bottles
Bottle of lemon acid crystals

Bottle of lemon acid crystals

Bottle of lemon acid crystals, full colourless crystals, leather cap

Measurements:
height 119 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, quarter full colourless spirit, leather cap

Measurements:
height 119 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt6
type:
bottles
Bottle of benzoin tincture

Bottle of benzoin tincture

Bottle of benzoin tincture, full brown liquid, leather cap

Measurements:
height 123 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt7
type:
bottles
Bottle of bark tincture

Bottle of bark tincture

Bottle of bark tincture, quarter full brown liquid, with stopper

Measurements:
height 123 mm
length 43 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt8
type:
bottles
Bottle of soap liniment

Bottle of soap liniment

Bottle of soap liniment, half full amber liquid, with stopper

Measurements:
height 119 mm
length 42 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt9
type:
bottles
Bottle of soda carbonate

Bottle of soda carbonate

Bottle of soda carbonate, small amount white powder, with stopper

Measurements:
height 121 mm
length 42 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt10
type:
bottles
Bottle of lavender spirit

Bottle of lavender spirit

Bottle of lavender spirit, half full dark red liquid with cap

Measurements:
height 121 mm
length 40 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt11
type:
bottles
Bottle of senna tincture

Bottle of senna tincture

Bottle of senna tincture, full brown liquid, with cap

Measurements:
height 125 mm
length 42 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt12
type:
bottles
Bottle of dried epsom salt

Bottle of dried epsom salt

Bottle of dried epsom salt, three quarters full white powder

Measurements:
height 126 mm
length 62 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt13
type:
bottles
Bottle of rhubarb powder

Bottle of rhubarb powder

Bottle of rhubarb powder, solidified block of brown powder present, with cap

Measurements:
height 125 mm
length 52 mm
width 49 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt14
type:
bottles
Bottle of calcined magnesia

Bottle of calcined magnesia

Bottle of calcined magnesia, half full white powder, with cap

Measurements:
height 130 mm
length 52 mm
width 49 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt15
type:
bottles
Bottle of castor oil

Bottle of castor oil

Bottle of castor oil, small amount of yellow liquid, with cap

Measurements:
height 128 mm
length 62 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt16
type:
bottles
Medicine chest

Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany case, velvet lining (without contents see other parts), English, early 19th century

Measurements:
height 223 mm
length 261 mm
width 187 mm
drawer: length 238 mm
drawer: width 176 mm
drawer: depth 67 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
Object Number:
A104174 Pt17
type:
case
Bottle of lead extract

Bottle of lead extract

Bottle of lead extract, broken, small amount white powder present, with stopper

Measurements:
length 32 mm
width 24 mm
height 54 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt18
type:
bottles
Bottle of emetic tartar

Bottle of emetic tartar

Bottle of emetic tartar, full white powder, with cap

Measurements:
height 61 mm
length 32 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, leather
Object Number:
A104174 Pt19
type:
bottles
Bottle of camphor acetic acid

Bottle of camphor acetic acid

Bottle of camphor acetic acid, small amount brown liquid present, with stopper

Measurements:
height 59 mm
length 33 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt20
type:
bottles
Bottle of peppermint essence

Bottle of peppermint essence

Bottle of peppermint essence, small amount brown liquid present, with stopper

Measurements:
height 61 mm
length 33 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt21
type:
bottles
Bottle of prepared calomel

Bottle of prepared calomel

Bottle of prepared calomel, full white powder, with stopper

Measurements:
height 61 mm
length 33 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt22
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Believed to have possibly been from a small medicine chest. Contents mostly gone, remaining dry and congealed.

Measurements:
height 53 mm
length 32 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt23
type:
bottle and opium
Metal box

Metal box

Metal box, nearly full whitish wax, label torn

Measurements:
height 58 mm
length 53 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A104174 Pt24
type:
boxes
Metal box

Metal box

Metal box, block of brown substance present, unlabelled

Measurements:
height 58 mm
length 53 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A104174 Pt25
type:
boxes
Jar of calomel pills

Jar of calomel pills

Jar of calomel pills, small amount brown powder present, with cap

Measurements:
height 47 mm
max: diameter 28 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and cap, tin
Object Number:
A104174 Pt26
type:
jars
Bottle of aperient pills

Bottle of aperient pills

Bottle of aperient pills, about a dozen brown tablets present, with cap

Measurements:
height 52 mm
max: diameter 32 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and cap, tin
Object Number:
A104174 Pt27
type:
jars
Glass jar of squill pills

Glass jar of squill pills

Small glass jar with foot and tin lid of round black Squill pills, half-full. 49 mm x 32 mm diameter, 43 g. Unknown maker, English, early 19th century.

Measurements:
height 49 mm
max: diameter 32 mm
43 g
Materials:
half-full , glass , tin and squill
Object Number:
A104174 Pt28
type:
jar and squill
Measuring cylinder

Measuring cylinder

Measuring cylinder, glass

Measurements:
height 96 mm
max: diameter 32 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt29
type:
measuring cylinders
Pestle, glass

Pestle, glass

Pestle, glass

Measurements:
height 66 mm
max: diameter 24 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt30
type:
pestles
Mortar, glass

Mortar, glass

Mortar, glass

Measurements:
height 49 mm
max: diameter 74 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A104174 Pt31
type:
mortars
Lint dressing

Lint dressing

Lint dressing

Measurements:
length 120 mm
Materials:
lint
Object Number:
A104174 Pt32
type:
dressings
Burndressing, wax surface disrupted

Burndressing, wax surface disrupted

Burndressing, wax surface disrupted

Measurements:
length 138 mm
Materials:
cloth, wax-covered
Object Number:
A104174 Pt33
type:
dressings
Envelope for sticking plaster

Envelope for sticking plaster

Envelope for sticking plaster

Measurements:
plaster: length 68 mm
plaster: width 55 mm
envelope: length 103 mm
envelope: width 59 mm
Materials:
bandage, plastic, type and envelope, paper
Object Number:
A104174 Pt34
type:
bandages
Handheld scales

Handheld scales

Handheld scales

Measurements:
beam: length 124 mm
pans: diameter 51 mm
Materials:
beam, steel and pans, silver
Object Number:
A104174 Pt35
type:
scales
2 dram weight

2 dram weight

2 dram weight

Measurements:
length 15 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
lead
Object Number:
A104174 Pt36
type:
weights
1 dram weight

1 dram weight

1 dram weight

Measurements:
length 12 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
lead
Object Number:
A104174 Pt37
type:
weights
1/2 dram weight

1/2 dram weight

1/2 dram weight

Measurements:
length 10 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
lead
Object Number:
A104174 Pt38
type:
weights
2 scruple weight

2 scruple weight

2 scruple weight

Measurements:
length 10 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
lead
Object Number:
A104174 Pt39
type:
weights
1/2 scrupe weight

1/2 scrupe weight

1/2 scrupe weight

Measurements:
length 7 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
lead
Object Number:
A104174 Pt40
type:
weights
6 grain weight

6 grain weight

6 grain weight

Measurements:
length 18 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
lead (foil)
Object Number:
A104174 Pt41
type:
weights
5 grain weight

5 grain weight

5 grain weight

Measurements:
length 16 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
lead (foil)
Object Number:
A104174 Pt42
type:
weights
4 grain weight

4 grain weight

4 grain weight

Measurements:
length 13 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
brass (foil)
Object Number:
A104174 Pt43
type:
weights
3 grain weight

3 grain weight

3 grain weight

Measurements:
length 10 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
lead (foil)
Object Number:
A104174 Pt44
type:
weights
2 grain weight

2 grain weight

2 grain weight

Measurements:
length 10 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
lead (foil)
Object Number:
A104174 Pt45
type:
weights
1 grain weight

1 grain weight

1 grain weight

Measurements:
length 6 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
lead (foil)
Object Number:
A104174 Pt46
type:
weights
Mahogany medicine chest

Mahogany medicine chest

Mahogany medicine chest, English, 1801-1850.

Object Number:
A104174/47
type:
medicine chest

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