Medicine chest

Brass weight

Brass weight, one scruple, by P. Rogers

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt1

type:: weights

Paper packet tied with string containing a dog medicine

Materials:: paper , contents, powder, brown and tie, string

Object Number:: A163150 Pt2

type:: packets

Clear, rectangular glass bottle containing Howard's tartaric acid by T. Siddall

Clear, rectangular glass bottle containing Howard's tartaric acid by T. Siddall, York

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt3

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with mematl cap containing Epsom salts

Materials:: glass , cap, metal and contents, powder, white

Object Number:: A163150 Pt4

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with metal cap containing magnesia

Materials:: glass and cap, metal

Object Number:: A163150 Pt5

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper containing camphor julep

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt6

type:: bottles

Unlabelled paper packet with unidentified contents

Materials:: paper

Object Number:: A163150 Pt7

type:: packets

Unlabelled paper packets containing dried leaves

Materials:: paper and contents, leaves

Object Number:: A163150 Pt8

type:: packets

Tied paper package containing a yellow powder

Tied paper package containing a yellow powder, possibly sulphur, by Thomas Siddall, York

Materials:: paper and contents, powder, yellow

Object Number:: A163150 Pt9

type:: packets

Bottle of oxymel of squill

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for oxymel of squill (squill bulbs mascerated with acetic acid and honey). 102 mm x 41 mm x 24 mm. Unknown maker, probably English, 19th century.

Materials:: glass and squill

Object Number:: A163150 Pt10

type:: bottle and pharmaceutical preparation

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for a lavender preparation

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt11

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for tincture of cinnamon

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt12

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for tincture of cardamon

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt13

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for ammonia

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt14

type:: bottles

Glass bottle for paregoric

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric, with trace amounts remaining. 102 mm x 41 mm x 24 mm. Green printed label reads, 'PAREGORIC'. Unknown maker, probably English, 19th century.

Materials:: glass and opium

Object Number:: A163150 Pt15

type:: bottle and opium

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for tincture of rhubarb

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt16

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for nitric ether

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt17

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for tincture of ginger

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt18

type:: bottles

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for oil of cloves

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt19

type:: bottles

Clear glass phial with cork stopper

Clear glass phial with cork stopper, with top broken, containing powder, possibly sulphur

Materials:: glass , contents, powder and stopper, cork

Object Number:: A163150 Pt20

type:: phials

Clear glass phial with cork stopper containing oil of peppermint

Materials:: glass , stopper, cork and contents, liquid, amber

Object Number:: A163150 Pt21

type:: phials

Clear glass phial with cork stopper containing an antimony based preparation

Materials:: glass and stopper, cork

Object Number:: A163150 Pt22

type:: phials

Clear rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper containing a syrup of orange peel

Materials:: glass , stopper, cork , stopper, sealing wax and contents, syrup

Object Number:: A163150 Pt23

type:: bottles

Clear rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper an ammonia preparation

Materials:: glass and stopper, cork

Object Number:: A163150 Pt24

type:: bottles

Clear rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper containing an unidentified syrup

Materials:: glass , stopper, cork , stopper, sealing wax and contents, syrup

Object Number:: A163150 Pt25

type:: bottles

Porcelain pestle with broken shaft

Materials:: porcelain

Object Number:: A163150 Pt26

type:: pestles

Porcelain mortar with pouring lip

Materials:: porcelain

Object Number:: A163150 Pt27

type:: mortars

Clear glass phial with cork stopper containing an antimony based preparation

Materials:: glass , stopper, cork and contents, powder, white

Object Number:: A163150 Pt28

type:: phials

Empty glass phial

Clear glass phial with cork stopper possibly for an ammonium chloride solution

Materials:: glass and stopper, cork

Object Number:: A163150 Pt29

type:: phials

Tincture of Opium

Clear glass phial with cork stopper for Tincture of Opium (laudanum), with trace contents remaining. 64 mm x 21 mm diameter. Unknown maker, probably English, 19th century.

Materials:: glass , cork and opium

Object Number:: A163150 Pt30

type:: phial and opium

Porcelain ointment pot containing elemi ointment

Materials:: porcelain and contents, ointment

Object Number:: A163150 Pt31

type:: ointment pots

Porcelain ointment pot containing permaceti ointment

Materials:: porcelain and contents, ointment

Object Number:: A163150 Pt32

type:: ointment pots

Porcelain ointment pot containing Goulard cerate

Materials:: porcelain and contents, ointment

Object Number:: A163150 Pt33

type:: ointment pots

Porcelain ointment pot containing zinc ointment

Materials:: porcelain and contents, ointment

Object Number:: A163150 Pt34

type:: ointment pots

Glass pill jar for blue pills

Glass pill jar for blue pills, a mercury preparation

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A163150 Pt35

type:: pill jars

Small glass jar of Aromatic confection

Small glass jar with brass cap containing aromatic confection. Printed green label reads, 'AROMATIC CONFECT'. 42 mm x 33 mm x 27 mm, 52 g. Probably English, 19th century.