Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, mahogany, with 24 glass bottles, all labelled, glass pill tile, 2 boxes, 2 ointment jars, 2 pill jars, spare brass lock with key, palette knife, prescription, bandage, broken glass pestle and glass mortar, by Chubb and Son, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900. Supplied by Godfrey and Cooke.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A500506
Materials:
chest, mahogany, lining, velvet and handle, brass
Measurements:
height 242 mm
length 310 mm
width 194 mm
type:
medicine chests

Parts

Bottle of castor oil

Bottle of castor oil

Bottle of castor oil

Measurements:
height 128 mm
length 62 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt1
type:
bottles
Bottle of carbonate of soda

Bottle of carbonate of soda

Bottle of carbonate of soda

Measurements:
height 122 mm
length 52 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt4
type:
bottles
Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper for 'Paregorick Elixir' (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 122 mm x 40 mm x 27 mm, 170 g. Dispensed by Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.

Glass bottle for paregoric elixir

Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper for 'Paregorick Elixir' (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 122 mm x 40 mm x 27 mm, 170 g. Dispensed by Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.

Measurements:
height 122 mm
length 40 mm
width 27 mm
170 g
Materials:
opium tincture , camphor , trace and glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt11
type:
bottle and opium
Empty bottle used for spirit of Lavender

Empty bottle used for spirit of Lavender

Empty bottle used for spirit of Lavender

Measurements:
height 102 mm
length 28 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt15
type:
bottles
Bottle of peppermint essence

Bottle of peppermint essence

Bottle of peppermint essence

Measurements:
height 102 mm
length 28 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt16
type:
bottles
Clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper, chamois leather cover and paper label. To contain approximately 6 ounces of laudanum (tincture of opium).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper, chamois leather cover and paper label. To contain approximately 6 ounces of laudanum (tincture of opium).

Measurements:
height 124 mm
length 40 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
Object Number:
A500506 Pt18
type:
bottle and opium
Pill tile

Pill tile

Pill tile

Measurements:
length 142 mm
width 132 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt20
type:
bottles
Small glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 63 mm x 33 mm x 28 mm, 94 g. Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.

Small glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Small glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 63 mm x 33 mm x 28 mm, 94 g. Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.

Measurements:
height 63 mm
length 33 mm
width 28 mm
94 g
Materials:
complete , glass , leather , string , opium and ipecac
Object Number:
A500506 Pt21
type:
bottle and opium
Box of Spermaceti Cerate

Box of Spermaceti Cerate

Box of Spermaceti Cerate

Measurements:
height 62 mm
length 66 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin-plated)
Object Number:
A500506 Pt26
type:
boxes
Empty box used for camphor

Empty box used for camphor

Empty box used for camphor

Measurements:
height 62 mm
length 66 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin-plated)
Object Number:
A500506 Pt27
type:
boxes
Jar of Blister plaster

Jar of Blister plaster

Jar of Blister plaster

Measurements:
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt28
type:
jars
Jar of Pomade Divine

Jar of Pomade Divine

Jar of Pomade Divine

Measurements:
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt29
type:
jars
Jar of mild aperient pils

Jar of mild aperient pils

Jar of mild aperient pils

Measurements:
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt30
type:
jars
Jar of Blue Pill and Colocynth Pills

Jar of Blue Pill and Colocynth Pills

Jar of Blue Pill and Colocynth Pills

Measurements:
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and lid, brass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt31
type:
jars
Brass lock by Chubb and Son, spare, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.

Spare brass lock

Brass lock by Chubb and Son, spare, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.

Measurements:
height 43 mm
length 65 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt32
type:
locks
Key, by Chubb and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.

Key, by Chubb and Son

Key, by Chubb and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.

Measurements:
length 40 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500506 Pt33
type:
keys
Handwritten prescription, for bark mixture

Handwritten prescription

Handwritten prescription, for bark mixture

Measurements:
length 177 mm
width 112 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A500506 Pt35
type:
prescriptions
lint bandage

lint bandage

lint bandage

Measurements:
length 335 mm
width 155 mm
Materials:
lint
Object Number:
A500506 Pt36
type:
bandages
Glass pestle, broken

Glass pestle

Glass pestle, broken

Measurements:
length 70 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt37
type:
pestles
Glass mortar with lip

Glass mortar with lip

Glass mortar with lip

Measurements:
height 45 mm
with lip: diameter 81 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A500506 Pt38
type:
mortars
Medicine chest, mahogany case, by Chubb and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.

Medicine chest, mahogany case

Medicine chest, mahogany case, by Chubb and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.

Measurements:
height 242 mm
length 310 mm
width 194 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
Object Number:
A500506 Pt39
type:
case