Bottle of grey powder (unknown)
Bottle of grey powder (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 70 mm
diameter 39 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt1
- type:
- bottle
Medicine chest
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Medicine chest, tryptich front, back compartment, with miscellaneous contents, including four glass bottles (1 labelled) and two labelled confection glasses, c1840
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A163802
- Materials:
- chest, wood, handle, brass (lacquered), lock and hinges, brass and lock, iron
- Measurements:
-
length 190 mm
width 225 mm
height 266 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
- credit:
- Glendining
Parts
Bottle of jelly (unknown)
Bottle of jelly (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 80 mm
diameter 47 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, wood, boxwood and cork
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt2
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of pills (unknown)
Bottle of pills (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 63 mm
diameter 31 mm
length 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, iron, tinplate
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt3
- type:
- bottle
Caustic stick
Caustic stick
- Measurements:
-
length 75 mm
- Materials:
- sleeve, wood and holder, wood
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt4
- type:
- stick
Brush with pills (unknown)
Brush with pills (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
length 75 mm
pill: diameter 5 mm
- Materials:
- handle, quill
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt5
- type:
- brush
Cork stopper
Cork stopper
- Measurements:
-
height 26 mm
diameter 13 mm
- Materials:
- whole, cork
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt6
- type:
- stopper
Mother of pearl button
Mother of pearl button
- Measurements:
-
diameter 10 mm
- Materials:
- whole, mother of pearl
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt7
- type:
- button
Cork stopper
Cork stopper
- Measurements:
-
height 32 mm
diameter 19 mm
- Materials:
- whole, cork
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt8
- type:
- stopper
Glass mortar
Glass mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 58 mm
diameter 77 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt9
- type:
- mortar
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 78 mm
diameter 28 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt10
- type:
- pestle
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Believed to have possibly been from a small medicine chest.
- Measurements:
-
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
height 61 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt11
Confection glass of pumice stone
Confection glass of pumice stone
- Measurements:
-
height 62 mm
diameter 33 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass and cap, brass, silver plate
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt13
- type:
- glass
Confection glass of essence of Lemon
Confection glass of essence of Lemon
- Measurements:
-
height 60 mm
diameter 34 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass and cap, brass, silver plate
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt14
- type:
- glass
Medicine chest case
Medicine chest case, tryptich front, back compartment (without contents see other parts), c1840
- Measurements:
-
length 190 mm
width 225 mm
height 266 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , iron , lacquer and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A163802 Pt15
- type:
- case
