Medicine chest with winged front, 1820-1850

Made:
1820-1850 in Edinburgh
Medicine chest with winged front, 1820-1850

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Medicine chest, winged front, with 3 glass bottles, 12 labelled, soda water tap, key, pestle and mortar, two confection glasses, liquid measure, pewter funnel, balance, 5 weights, and plaster spereader, 1820-1850

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630141
Materials:
chest, wood, handle, hinges, lock, brass and lock, iron
Measurements:
height 345 mm
length 191 mm
width 301 mm
type:
medicine chest

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