Medicine chest, c 1800.

Medicine chest, c 1800.

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Medicine chest and contents, c.1800, by Dalmahoy, English

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A166792
Materials:
mahogany (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
case: height 345 mm
case: length 340 mm
case: width 270 mm
drawers: height mm
drawers: length 156 mm
drawers: width mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Bottle used for tincture of myrrh

Bottle used for tincture of myrrh

Bottle used for tincture of myrrh, prepared by Richards of Watford, empty

Measurements:
height 108 mm
width 50 mm
depth 44 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A166792 Pt1
type:
medicine chest and bottles
Empty bottle of spirits of Lavender prepared by E. F. Maitland

Empty bottle of spirits of Lavender prepared by E. F. Maitland

Empty bottle of spirits of Lavender prepared by E. F. Maitland, Watford

Measurements:
height 117 mm
width 49 mm
depth 43 mm
Materials:
bottle & stopper, glass
Object Number:
A166792 Pt5
type:
medicine chest and bottles
Glass bottle for laudanum

Glass bottle for laudanum

Square glass bottle for Laudanum (opium tincture) with cork stopper, trace contents remaining. 103 mm x 49 mm x 43 mm, 321 g. Dalmahoy, English, 1780-1820.

Measurements:
length 108 mm
width 49 mm
height 43 mm
Materials:
glass , cork , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A166792 Pt6
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium
Drawer containing solid lump of 'milk of sulphur'

Drawer containing solid lump of 'milk of sulphur'

Drawer containing solid lump of 'milk of sulphur'

Measurements:
box: diameter 50 mm
box: height 32 mm
Materials:
box, wood
Object Number:
A166792 Pt8
type:
medicine chest and boxes
Box containing basilicon

Box containing basilicon

Box containing basilicon

Measurements:
box: diameter 55 mm
box: height 38 mm
Materials:
box, wood
Object Number:
A166792 Pt9
type:
medicine chest and boxes
Tin containing Turner's cerate

Tin containing Turner's cerate

Tin containing Turner's cerate

Measurements:
tin: length 83 mm
tin: width 68 mm
tin: height 44 mm
Materials:
tin, tin
Object Number:
A166792 Pt10
type:
medicine chest and tins
Materia medica

Materia medica

Materia medica, Gascoign's powder

Measurements:
spheres: diameter 20 mm
Object Number:
A166792 Pt13
type:
medicine chest and materia medica
Tin of pile ointment

Tin of pile ointment

Tin of pile ointment

Measurements:
tin: length 80 mm
tin: width 69 mm
tin: height 41 mm
Materials:
tin, tin
Object Number:
A166792 Pt14
type:
medicine chest and tins
Bottle used for volatile quaiacum tincture

Bottle used for volatile quaiacum tincture

Bottle used for volatile quaiacum tincture, deposit only, prepared by E. F. Maitland, Watford

Measurements:
height 119 mm
width 49 mm
depth 43 mm
Materials:
bottle & stopper, glass
Object Number:
A166792 Pt16
type:
medicine chest and bottles
Bottle containing brown liquid

Bottle containing brown liquid

Bottle containing brown liquid, bottle damaged

Measurements:
height 102 mm
width 49 mm
depth 42 mm
Materials:
bottle & stopper, glass
Object Number:
A166792 Pt17
type:
medicine chest and bottles
Oil cloth rolled with lint

Oil cloth rolled with lint

Oil cloth rolled with lint

Measurements:
length 270 mm
Object Number:
A166792 Pt19
type:
medicine chest and cloth
Box containing some paste

Box containing some paste

Box containing some paste

Measurements:
box: diameter 54 mm
box: height 34 mm
Materials:
box, wood
Object Number:
A166792 Pt20
type:
medicine chest and boxes
Bag of dried poppy heads

Bag of dried poppy heads

Polythene bag containing broken pieces of dried poppy heads. 8g. Unknown maker and origin, inside a medicine chest dating from 1780-1820.

Measurements:
overall: 8g
Materials:
complete , opium and polythene
Object Number:
A166792 Pt21
type:
medicine chest , bags and poppy straw
Glass enema

Glass enema

Glass enema

Measurements:
length 74 mm
maximum: diameter 21 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A166792 Pt24
type:
medicine chest and enema
Two metal keys

Two metal keys

Two metal keys

Measurements:
length 38 mm
length 40 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A166792 Pt25
type:
medicine chest and keys