Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles

Made:
1800-1860
Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles, unlabelled

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Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles, unlabelled
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Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles, unlabelled, glass pill tile, glass pestle and mortar, 3 labelled ointment jars, 2 spatulas, 2 tins, hand balance and weights, early 19th century, English

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630128
Materials:
box, walnut, bottles, pestle, glass, mixing plate, mortar, glass, measuring jar, glass, scales and binding, brass, key, steel and lining, velvet
Measurements:
length 270 mm
fluid apothecaries ounce, measuring jar: volume 1 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Bell, W.

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