Medicine chest

Made:: 1850-1870

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Medicine chest, mahogany, winged front with brass fittings containing 22 glass bottles ( 20 labelled), two labelled confection glass and preparatory equipment, Australian, c1860

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing spirit of sal volatile

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing rhubarb powder

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing potassium nitrate

Bottle of Aromatic Powder

1850-1870

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper for Carbonate of Soda

Bottle for paregoric elixir

1840-1870

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing jalap powder

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing a brown liquid

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper for spirit of nitre

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing Goulard's extract

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing tincture of rhubarb

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing tincture of senna

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing liquid opodeldoc

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing tincture of gentian

Wooden drawer with bone handle and 4 compartments

Plaster spreader

Spatula by Wilson

Glass stopper

Cylindrical glass bottle with a cork stopper containing grey powder

Glass measure for fluid drachms and fluid ounces

Wooden drawer with 5 compartments

Glass mortar

Glass pestle

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing antimonial powder

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

1850-1870

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Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A135436

Materials:: chest, mahogany, handle, hinges, lock, brass and lock, iron

type:: medicine chest

credit:: Bruscoli

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