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

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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

type:: medicine chests

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Materials:: beam, steel and pans, brass

Object Number:: A630126 Pt6

type:: balances

Three grain brass weight

Three grain brass weight

Three grain brass weight

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A630126 Pt7

type:: weights

Dram brass weight

Dram brass weight

Dram brass weight

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A630126 Pt8

type:: weights

Two dram brass weight

Two dram brass weight

Two dram brass weight

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A630126 Pt9

type:: weights

Clear glass pestle

Clear glass pestle

Clear glass pestle

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A630126 Pt10

type:: pestles

Clear glass mortars

Clear glass mortars

Clear glass mortars

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

Materials:: wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: A630126 Pt19

type:: case