Medicine chest

Made:
1801-1900

Medicine chest, mahogany, with wide range of contents from eleven different suppliers, 19th century

Empty rectangular bottle

bottle from medicine chest

1801-1900
Rectangular bottle containing white powder residue

bottle from medicine chest

1801-1900
Rectangular bottle containing yellowish castor oil. Printed label for Boots Chemists Southampton.

bottle if castor oil

1801-1900
Empty rectangular bottle

Empty bottle from medicine chest

1801-1900
Bottle of Compound decoction of aloes and aloe. Glass bottle containing brown liquid made by G. French Pharmaceutical Chemist, Chatham.

Compound decoction of aloes and aloe

1801-1900
Bottle of ipecacuanha wine. Rectangular bottle with brown liquid made by F. Satchell, Crowthorne.

Bottle of Ipecacuanha wine

1801-1900
Bottle of unknown yellow liquid.

Unknown drug

1801-1900
Bottle of cascara made by Burrows Drug Stores London. Rectangular bottle with brown liquid.

Bottle of cascara made by Burrows Drug Stores London. Rectangular bottle with brown liquid

1801-1900
Bottle of sal volatile and compound ammonia solution. Rectangular glass bottle with liquid and residue.

Bottle of sal volatile and compound ammonia solution

1801-1900
Empty rectangular bottle labelled sweet spirit of nitre.

Empty rectangular bottle labelled sweet spirit of nitre

1801-1900
Rectangular glass bottle of powdered borax. Made by Martin Chemist, Bristol.

Rectangular glass bottle of powdered borax. Made by Martin Chemist

1801-1900
Rectangular glass bottle of calomel and mercurous chloride. Made by G. French, Chatham.

Rectangular glass bottle of calomel and mercurous chloride. Made by G. French

1801-1900
Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately containing of 'Dover's Powder' (ipecacuanha, opium, and morphine). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm.

Dover Powder

1801-1900
Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately half full of 'Diarrhoea Powder' (opium and chalk). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 99g. Dispensed by J. Martin, Bristol, English, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Diarrhoea Powder

1801-1900
Rectangular glass bottle of rhubarb powder. Labeled as J.J. Sapp dispensing chemist.

Rectangular glass bottle of rhubarb powder. Labeled as J.J. Sapp dispensing chemist

1801-1900
Glass mortar

Glass mortar

1801-1900
Glass pestle

Glass pestle

1801-1900
Box of plasters

Box of plasters

1801-1900
Metal balances

Metal balances

1801-1900
two drachm weight

two drachm weight

1801-1900
one drachm weight

one drachm weight

1801-1900
half drachm weight

half drachm weight

1801-1900
two scruple weight

two scruple weight

1801-1900
one scruple weight

one scruple weight

1801-1900
half scruple weight

half scruple weight

1801-1900

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Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A165609
Materials:
chest, mahogany, handle, brass and lining, velvet
Measurements:
height 212 mm
length 171 mm
width 224 mm
drawer: height 70 mm
drawer: length 159 mm
drawer: width 200 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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