Medicine chest with 18 glass bottles

Made:
1800-1870
Medicine chest with 18 glass bottles

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Medicine chest with 18 glass bottles, none labelled(?), 3 labelled glass ointment jars, 2 labelled tins of drugs glass pestle and mortar, scales and weights, 19th century

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630126
Materials:
box, wood, pestle & mortars, glass, clear, bottles & jars, glass, clear, binding & scales, brass and weights, brass
Measurements:
width 263 mm
depth 190 mm
height 223 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Square steel tin with hinged lid for manna

Square steel tin with hinged lid for manna

Square steel tin with hinged lid for manna

Measurements:
width 30 mm
depth 53 mm
height 60 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A630126 Pt1
type:
tins
Square steel tin with hinged lid for senna

Square steel tin with hinged lid for senna

Square steel tin with hinged lid for senna

Measurements:
width 30 mm
depth 53 mm
height 60 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A630126 Pt2
type:
tins
Glass jar with silver cap containing yellow basilicon

Glass jar with silver cap containing yellow basilicon

Glass jar with silver cap containing yellow basilicon

Measurements:
diameter 30 mm
height 50 mm
Materials:
jar, glass , cap, silver and contents, powder
Object Number:
A630126 Pt3
type:
jars
Glass for blister plasters

Glass for blister plasters

Glass for blister plasters, with silver cap

Measurements:
diameter 30 mm
height 50 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and cap, silver
Object Number:
A630126 Pt4
type:
jars
Glass jar for spermaceti ointment with silver case

Glass jar for spermaceti ointment with silver case

Glass jar for spermaceti ointment with silver case

Measurements:
diameter 30 mm
height 50 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and cap, silver
Object Number:
A630126 Pt5
type:
jars
Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Measurements:
width 170 mm
depth 50 mm
height 200 mm
Materials:
beam, steel and pans, brass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt6
type:
balances
Three grain brass weight

Three grain brass weight

Three grain brass weight

Measurements:
length 11
width 11
height 0.5
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt7
type:
weights
Dram brass weight

Dram brass weight

Dram brass weight

Measurements:
length 12 mm
width 12 mm
height 2 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt8
type:
weights
Two dram brass weight

Two dram brass weight

Two dram brass weight

Measurements:
length 18 mm
width 18 mm
height 2 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt9
type:
weights
Clear glass pestle

Clear glass pestle

Clear glass pestle

Measurements:
diameter 25 mm
length 65 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt10
type:
pestles
Clear glass mortars

Clear glass mortars

Clear glass mortars

Measurements:
max: diameter 69 mm
height 50 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt11
type:
mortars
Clear glass phial with cork stopper

Clear glass phial with cork stopper

Clear glass phial with cork stopper

Measurements:
height 103 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A630126 Pt12
type:
phials
3 squat, rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

3 squat, rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

3 squat, rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

Measurements:
width 32 mm
depth 28 mm
height 56 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt13
type:
bottles
4 small, rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers (one missing)

4 small, rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers (one missing)

4 small, rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers (one missing)

Measurements:
width 30 mm
depth 22 mm
height 107 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt14
type:
bottles
5 rectangular, clear glass bottles with glass stoppers (two broken)

5 rectangular, clear glass bottles with glass stoppers (two broken)

5 rectangular, clear glass bottles with glass stoppers (two broken)

Measurements:
width 43 mm
depth 32 mm
height 120 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt15
type:
bottles
3 square, clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

3 square, clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

3 square, clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

Measurements:
width 43 mm
depth 43 mm
height 112 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt16
type:
bottles
2 large rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

2 large rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

2 large rectangular clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

Measurements:
width 65 mm
depth 52 mm
height 124 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt17
type:
bottles
2 large square clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

2 large square clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

2 large square clear glass bottles with glass stoppers

Measurements:
width 52 mm
depth 52 mm
height 124 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630126 Pt18
type:
bottles
Medicine chest case

Medicine chest case

Medicine chest case, without contents (see other parts for rest), 19th century

Measurements:
width 263 mm
depth 190 mm
height 223 mm
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A630126 Pt19
type:
case

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