Bottle of essence & peppermint
Bottle of essence & peppermint
Mahogany triptych medicine chest with 33 labelled glass bottles
- Made:
- 1790-1830
Mahogany triptych medicine chest with 33 labelled glass bottles, funnel, medicine cup, 2 knives, 4 ointment jars, pestle and mortar, measuring cylinder, 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630117
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, bottles (33), glass, clear, lids, brass, chamois and tile, ceramic (glazed white)
- type:
- medicine chests
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
Bottle of tincture bark chemical trace content
Bottle of tincture bark chemical trace content
Bottle of kali aratum
Bottle of kali aratum
Bottle of spirit of camphor
Bottle of spirit of camphor
Bottle for ammonium carbonate
Bottle for ammonium carbonate, empty
Bottle of camphor crystals
Bottle of camphor crystals
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder
Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 120 mm x 30 mm x 26 mm, 172g. Unknown maker, English, 1790-1830.
Bottle of dentifrice powder
Bottle of dentifrice powder
Bottle of ipecacuanha liquid
Bottle of ipecacuanha liquid
Glass bottle for 'Elixir Paregoric'
Glass bottle with ground glass stopper for 'Elixir Paregoric' (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 117 mm x 32 mm x 30 mm, 125g. Unknown maker, 1790-1830.
Bottle of elixir vitriol
Bottle of elixir vitriol
Bottle of unknown drug
Bottle of unknown drug
Bottle for ether chloric
Bottle for ether chloric, empty
Bottle of castor oil
Bottle of castor oil, trace content
Bottle for sal rochel
Bottle for sal rochel, empty
Bottle of chamomile flowers
Bottle of chamomile flowers
Bottle of calcined magnesia
Bottle of calcined magnesia
Bottle for jamarinds
Bottle for jamarinds, empty
Bottle of antimonial powder
Bottle of antimonial powder
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of rectified spirit of wine
Bottle of rectified spirit of wine
Bottle for spirit of hartshorn
Bottle for spirit of hartshorn, empty
Bottle of extract of lead
Bottle of extract of lead
Bottle of balsam traumatic
Bottle of balsam traumatic
Bottle of tincture & rhubarb
Bottle of tincture & rhubarb, trace contents
Bottle of antimonial wine
Bottle of antimonial wine
Bottle for copodeldoc
Bottle for copodeldoc, empty soap liniment
Drawer of turkey rhubarb
Drawer of turkey rhubarb
Drawer of ginger powder
Drawer of ginger powder
Drawer of jalap powder
Drawer of jalap powder
Drawer of cotton wool lint
Drawer of cotton wool lint
Drawer for peruvian bark
Drawer for peruvian bark, empty
Drawer for cream of tartar
Drawer for cream of tartar, empty
Drawer for pectoral lozenges
Drawer for pectoral lozenges, empty
Drawer for jolu lozenges
Drawer for jolu lozenges, empty
Drawer of manna root
Drawer of manna root
Drawer of gum arabic
Drawer of gum arabic
Ointment jar of lip salve
Ointment jar of lip salve
Ointment jar of white cerale
Ointment jar of white cerale
Ointment jar of brown cerale
Ointment jar of brown cerale
Ointment jar of basilicon
Ointment jar of basilicon
Drawer for plasters
Drawer for plasters, empty
