Brass bound mahogany medicine chest

Brass bound mahogany medicine chest, only half full

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Brass bound mahogany medicine chest, only half full
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Brass bound mahogany medicine chest, only half full, with 4 glass bottles, and glass pestle and mortar, from Apothecaries Hall, London late 19th century

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Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630115
Materials:
chest, mahogany, corners and handles, brass, hinges and lock, brass, lining (lid), velvet, red, bottles (4), glass, clear and pestle and mortar, glass, clear
Measurements:
height 190 mm
width 170 mm
length 160 mm
mortar: diameter 60 mm
bottles: height 90 mm
type:
medicine chests