Mahogany medicine chest, 1860-1900

Made:
1860-1900
Mahogany medicine chest, 1860-1900

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Medicine chest, mahogany, 24 bottles (18 labelled, some in French) and a full set of weights from Avery of Birmingham, 1860-1900

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper approximately half-full of Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform). 105 mm x 25 mm x 33 mm, 111g. Unknown maker, English, c1870.

Bottle of Chlorodyne

1860-1900
Small square glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 40 mm x 25 mm x 20 mm, 25g. Unknown maker, English, c1870.

Bottle for laudanum

1860-1900
Glass bottle with cork stopper for cocaine solution, with traces of contents remaining. 58 mm x 16 mm diameter, 11g. Dispensed by J. Chilwell, English, c1870.

Bottle for cocaine solution

1860-1900

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157891
Materials:
chest, mahogany and lining, velvet, purple
Measurements:
height 201 mm
length 173 mm
width 232 mm
drawer: height 55 mm
drawer: length 153 mm
drawer: width 201 mm
type:
medicine chest

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