Walnut medicine chest, 1800-1880

Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles, 14 labelled

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Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles, 14 labelled
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Walnut medicine chest with 22 glass bottles, 14 labelled, balance watch glass, English, 1800-1880

Parts

Bottle of hartshorn (spirit of)

Bottle of hartshorn (spirit of)

Bottle of hartshorn (spirit of)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt1
type:
bottle
Bottle of rhubarb (tincture of)

Bottle of rhubarb (tincture of)

Bottle of rhubarb (tincture of)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt2
type:
bottle
Bottle of antimonial wine

Bottle of antimonial wine

Bottle of antimonial wine

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt3
type:
bottle
Bottle of ipecacuanha

Bottle of ipecacuanha

Bottle of ipecacuanha

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt4
type:
bottle
Bottle of tooth-ache essence

Bottle of tooth-ache essence

Bottle of tooth-ache essence

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt5
type:
bottle
Bottle of arnica (tincture of)

Bottle of arnica (tincture of)

Bottle of arnica (tincture of)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt6
type:
bottle
Clear glass, rectangle base bottle with glass stopper, containing traces of solution of morphine (liquor morphinae)

Clear glass, rectangle base bottle with glass stopper, containing traces of solution of morphine (liquor morphinae)

Clear glass, rectangle base bottle with glass stopper and affixed handwritten paper label, containing traces of solution of morphine (liquor morphinae), unsigned, England, 1800-1880. Bottle originally contained approximately 2 ounces of solution of liquor morphinae.

Materials:
glass , materi medica and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A630135 Pt7
type:
bottle
Bottle of Friars balsam

Bottle of Friars balsam

Bottle of Friars balsam

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt8
type:
bottle
Bottle of lavender (spirits of)

Bottle of lavender (spirits of)

Bottle of lavender (spirits of)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt10
type:
bottle
Bottle of myrrh (tincture of)

Bottle of myrrh (tincture of)

Bottle of myrrh (tincture of)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt11
type:
bottle
Bottle of camphorated spirit of wine

Bottle of camphorated spirit of wine

Bottle of camphorated spirit of wine

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt12
type:
bottle
Bottle of ginger (concentrated essence of Jamaica)

Bottle of ginger (concentrated essence of Jamaica)

Bottle of ginger (concentrated essence of Jamaica)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt13
type:
bottle
Bottle of nitre (spirit of)

Bottle of nitre (spirit of)

Bottle of nitre (spirit of)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt14
type:
bottle
Bottles, unlabelled (8)

Bottles, unlabelled (8)

Bottles, unlabelled (8)

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A630135 Pt15
type:
bottle