Medicine chest

Made:
1820-1860
Medicine chest, mahogany

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Medicine chest, mahogany
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Medicine chest, mahogany, consisting of seven glass bottles (2 labelled) with weighing equipment, English, c1850

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A171387
Materials:
chest, mahogany, fittings, brass and lining, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 170 mm
box: width 120 mm
box: height 172 mm
type:
medicine chests

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