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Mahogani medicine chest, 1801-1900

Made:
1801-1900 in England
Medicine chest, mahogany

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Medicine chest, mahogany
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Medicine chest, mahogany, brass bound with 10 glass bottles (4 labelled), glass pestle and mortar, apothecary's balance, two brass coin weights by W. and T. Avery, (1847, first year of production), spatula, English, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A112769
Materials:
chest, mahogany and chest, brass
type:
medicine chest
credit:
Foster

Parts

Clear square glass bottle with glass stopper for cinchona preparation

Clear square glass bottle with glass stopper for cinchona preparation

Clear square glass bottle with glass stopper for cinchona preparation, by Lewis and Burrows, London

Materials:
glass and contents, powder, white
Object Number:
A112769 Pt1
type:
bottle
Clear square glass bottle with glass stopper for ammonia

Clear square glass bottle with glass stopper for ammonia

Clear square glass bottle with glass stopper for ammonia, dispensed by Lewis and Burrows, London

Materials:
glass and contents, liquid
Object Number:
A112769 Pt2
type:
bottles
Clear rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper

Clear rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper

Clear rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper, unlabelled

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt3
type:
bottles
Clear rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper

Clear rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper

Clear rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper, for sodium bicarbonate, dispensed by Lewis and Burrows, London

Materials:
glass and contents, powder, white
Object Number:
A112769 Pt4
type:
bottles
Clear rectangular bottle with glass stopper for tincture of myrrh

Clear rectangular bottle with glass stopper for tincture of myrrh

Clear rectangular bottle with glass stopper for tincture of myrrh, dispensed by Lewis and Burrows, London

Materials:
glass and contents, liquid, brown
Object Number:
A112769 Pt5
type:
bottles
5 unlabelled rectangular glass bottles with glass stoppers

5 unlabelled rectangular glass bottles with glass stoppers

5 unlabelled rectangular glass bottles with glass stoppers

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt6
type:
bottles
Brass, one dram apothecary's weight

Brass, one dram apothecary's weight

Brass, one dram apothecary's weight, English, 1847

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt7
type:
weights
Brass, two dram apothecary's weight

Brass, two dram apothecary's weight

Brass, two dram apothecary's weight, English, 1847

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt8
type:
weights
Clear glass bottle stopper

Clear glass bottle stopper

Clear glass bottle stopper

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt9
type:
bottle stoppers
Clear glass pestle

Clear glass pestle

Clear glass pestle

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt10
type:
pestles
Clear glass mortar

Clear glass mortar

Clear glass mortar

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt11
type:
mortars
Spatula with metal blade and wooden handle

Spatula with metal blade and wooden handle

Spatula with metal blade and wooden handle

Materials:
handle, wood and blade, iron
Object Number:
A112769 Pt12
type:
spatulas
Apothecary's balance with iron beam and brass pans

Apothecary's balance with iron beam and brass pans

Apothecary's balance with iron beam and brass pans

Materials:
pans, brass and beam, iron
Object Number:
A112769 Pt13
type:
balances
Medicine chest

Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany case, brass bound, (without contents see other parts), English, nineteenth century

Materials:
chest, mahogany and chest, brass
Object Number:
A112769 Pt14
type:
case

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