Medicine chest

Medicine chest, wooden, supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden

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Medicine chest, wooden, supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden
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Medicine chest, wooden, supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden, Chemist to the King, containing 19 glass bottles, 17 of which are labelled, 22 other loose labels, weighing equipment etc., c1820

Parts

2 scruple weight

2 scruple weight

2 scruple weight

Materials:
weight, brass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt9
type:
weight
2 scruple weight

2 scruple weight

2 scruple weight

Materials:
weight, brass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt10
type:
weight
1 scruple weight

1 scruple weight

1 scruple weight

Materials:
weight, brass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt11
type:
weight
1 scruple weight

1 scruple weight

1 scruple weight

Materials:
weight, brass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt12
type:
weight
1/2 scruple weight

1/2 scruple weight

1/2 scruple weight

Materials:
weight, brass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt13
type:
weight
Elixir of Vitriol (label)

Elixir of Vitriol (label)

Elixir of Vitriol (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt18
type:
label
Ether (label)

Ether (label)

Ether (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt19
type:
label
Senna (label)

Senna (label)

Senna (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt20
type:
label
Goulard's extract (label)

Goulard's extract (label)

Goulard's extract (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt21
type:
label
Manna (label)

Manna (label)

Manna (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt22
type:
label
Tartrate of Soda

Tartrate of Soda

Tartrate of Soda

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt23
type:
label
Friars' balsam (label)

Friars' balsam (label)

Friars' balsam (label)

Object Number:
A630112 Pt24
type:
label
Senna (label)

Senna (label)

Senna (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt25
type:
label
nitre (label)

nitre (label)

nitre (label)

Materials:
la, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt26
type:
label
landanum (label)

landanum (label)

landanum (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt27
type:
label
Quinine sulphate (label)

Quinine sulphate (label)

Quinine sulphate (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt28
type:
label
Blue pill (label)

Blue pill (label)

Blue pill (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt29
type:
label
Antimonial powder (label)

Antimonial powder (label)

Antimonial powder (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt30
type:
label
Powder jalap (label)

Powder jalap (label)

Powder jalap (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt31
type:
label
Colocynth (label)

Colocynth (label)

Colocynth (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt32
type:
label
Camphor (label)

Camphor (label)

Camphor (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt33
type:
label
emetic tartar (label)

emetic tartar (label)

emetic tartar (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt34
type:
label
Sodium carbonate (label)

Sodium carbonate (label)

Sodium carbonate (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt35
type:
label
Citric Acid (label)

Citric Acid (label)

Citric Acid (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt36
type:
label
Castor Oil (label)

Castor Oil (label)

Castor Oil (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt37
type:
label
Rhubarb (label)

Rhubarb (label)

Rhubarb (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt38
type:
label
Tartaric acid (label)

Tartaric acid (label)

Tartaric acid (label)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt39
type:
label
label (blank)

label (blank)

label (blank)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt40
type:
label
Label (blank)

Label (blank)

Label (blank)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt41
type:
label
Label (blank)

Label (blank)

Label (blank)

Materials:
label, paper
Object Number:
A630112 Pt42
type:
label
Leather chamois

Leather chamois

Leather chamois

Object Number:
A630112 Pt43
type:
leather
Bottle of spirit of hartshorn ammonium hydroxide

Bottle of spirit of hartshorn ammonium hydroxide

Bottle of spirit of hartshorn ammonium hydroxide

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt51
type:
bottle
Bottle for paregoric elixir

Bottle for paregoric elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric elixir, with traces remaining. 89 mm x 36 mm x 25mm, 99g. Supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden, c. 1820.

Materials:
glass , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A630112 Pt53
type:
bottle and opium
Small packet of Dover's Powder

Small packet of Dover's Powder

Small paper packet of Dover's Powder, 3 grains. 30 mm long, .4 g. Dispensed by John Moore, London, c.1820.

Measurements:
overall: 30 mm .4g
Materials:
paper , complete , opium and ipecac
Object Number:
A630112 Pt54
type:
packet and opium
Glass bottle of Dover's powder

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

Rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper and paper covering full of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 70 mm x 24 mm x 15 mm, 37g. Dispensed by John Moore, London, c.1820.

Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 24 mm x 15 mm, 37g
Materials:
complete , glass , cork , paper , opium and ipecac
Object Number:
A630112 Pt58
type:
bottle and opium
Confection glasses (4)

Confection glasses (4)

Confection glasses (4)

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A630112 Pt64
type:
glasses