Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany, supplied by R

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Medicine chest, mahogany, supplied by R
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Medicine chest, mahogany, supplied by R. Vines of London, containing seventeen labelled glass bottles, two labelled confection glasses, with preparation equipment, owned by Susan Hitchcock, Etchilhampton, Wilts, 1830-1834

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A190003
Materials:
mahogany, hinges, handle, lock, brass and lock, iron
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Bottle of Goulard's extract (lead acetate and lead lead oxide)

Bottle of Goulard's extract (lead acetate and lead lead oxide)

Bottle of Goulard's extract (lead acetate and lead lead oxide), used as an astringent.

Object Number:
A190003 Pt1
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Square based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Object Number:
A190003 Pt2
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of vitriol elixir (sulphuric acid)

Bottle of vitriol elixir (sulphuric acid)

Bottle of vitriol elixir (sulphuric acid)

Object Number:
A190003 Pt3
type:
bottles
Bottle of Friars balsam

Bottle of Friars balsam

Bottle of Friars balsam

Object Number:
A190003 Pt4
type:
bottles
Bottle of sulphate of quinine

Bottle of sulphate of quinine

Bottle of sulphate of quinine

Object Number:
A190003 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle of lemon juice crystals

Bottle of lemon juice crystals

Bottle of lemon juice crystals

Object Number:
A190003 Pt6
type:
bottles
Bottle of carbonate of potash

Bottle of carbonate of potash

Bottle of carbonate of potash

Object Number:
A190003 Pt7
type:
bottles
Bottle for ether

Bottle for ether

Bottle for ether, empty

Object Number:
A190003 Pt8
type:
bottles
Bottle of rhubarb powder

Bottle of rhubarb powder

Bottle of rhubarb powder

Object Number:
A190003 Pt9
type:
bottles
Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre, empty

Object Number:
A190003 Pt10
type:
bottles
Bottle of paregoric elixir

Bottle of paregoric elixir

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper of 'Elixir Paregoric' (camphorated tincture of opium), traces remaining. 107 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 156g. Dispensed by Richard Vines, London, 1830-1834.

Measurements:
overall: 107 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 156g
Materials:
glass , paper , opium tincture , camphor and trace
Object Number:
A190003 Pt11
type:
bottles and opium
Bottle of Jalap powder

Bottle of Jalap powder

Bottle of Jalap powder

Object Number:
A190003 Pt12
type:
bottles
Bottle of cinchona bark

Bottle of cinchona bark

Bottle of cinchona bark

Object Number:
A190003 Pt13
type:
bottles
Bottle of calcined magnesia

Bottle of calcined magnesia

Bottle of calcined magnesia

Object Number:
A190003 Pt14
type:
bottles
Bottle of opodeldoc

Bottle of opodeldoc

Bottle of opodeldoc

Object Number:
A190003 Pt15
type:
bottles
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Object Number:
A190003 Pt16
type:
drawers
Plaster spreader

Plaster spreader

Plaster spreader

Object Number:
A190003 Pt17
type:
plaster spreaders
Balance, weighing scales

Balance, weighing scales

Balance, weighing scales

Object Number:
A190003 Pt18
type:
balances
Box

Box

Box

Object Number:
A190003 Pt19
type:
boxes
1 drachm weight

1 drachm weight

1 drachm weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt20
type:
weights
1/2 drachm weight

1/2 drachm weight

1/2 drachm weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt21
type:
weights
1 scruple weight

1 scruple weight

1 scruple weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt22
type:
weights
1/2 scruple weight

1/2 scruple weight

1/2 scruple weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt23
type:
weights
6 grain weight

6 grain weight

6 grain weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt24
type:
weights
5 grain weight

5 grain weight

5 grain weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt25
type:
weights
4 grain weight

4 grain weight

4 grain weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt26
type:
weights
2 grain weight

2 grain weight

2 grain weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt27
type:
weights
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Object Number:
A190003 Pt28
type:
drawers
Glass mortar

Glass mortar

Glass mortar

Object Number:
A190003 Pt29
type:
mortars
Glass pestle

Glass pestle

Glass pestle

Object Number:
A190003 Pt30
type:
pestles
Bottle of antimonial powder

Bottle of antimonial powder

Bottle of antimonial powder

Object Number:
A190003 Pt31
type:
bottles
Bottle of Tartar emetic

Bottle of Tartar emetic

Bottle of Tartar emetic

Object Number:
A190003 Pt32
type:
bottles
Confection glass for spermaceti ointment

Confection glass for spermaceti ointment

Confection glass for spermaceti ointment, empty

Object Number:
A190003 Pt33
type:
confection glasses
Confection glass of brown cerate ointment

Confection glass of brown cerate ointment

Confection glass of brown cerate ointment

Object Number:
A190003 Pt34
type:
confection glasses
1/2 drachm weight

1/2 drachm weight

1/2 drachm weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt35
type:
weights
1/2 scruple weight

1/2 scruple weight

1/2 scruple weight

Object Number:
A190003 Pt37
type:
weights