Hexagonal medicine chest containing eight pewter canisters with screw-on lids

Hexagonal medicine chest containing eight pewter canisters with screw-on lids, European, possibly Austrian, 19th century

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A115130
Materials:
wood, brass and ivory
Measurements:
height 107 mm
width 215 mm
length 194 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Swatek, A.

Parts

Eight pewter canisters

Eight pewter canisters, each cylindrical with screw-on lid

Measurements:
height 82 mm
diameter 44 mm
Materials:
pewter
Object Number:
A115130 Pt1
type:
canisters
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum