Medicine chest

Medicine chest, book-style opening, excellent contents including labelled bottles and drawers, c.1815

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630145
Materials:
chest, wood, lock, brass, iron, hinges, brass and handles, brass
Measurements:
height 319 mm
length 306 mm
width 306 mm
type:
medicine chests

Parts

Glass bottle of Elixir Paregoric

Glass bottle of Elixir Paregoric

Short square glass bottle full of 'Elixir Paregoric' (camphorated tincture of opium) with glass stopper. 78 mm x 45 mm x 39 mm, 206 g. Unknown maker, 1810-1825.

Measurements:
height 78 mm
length 45 mm
width 39 mm
206 g
Materials:
opium tincture , camphor , glass and complete
Object Number:
A630145 Pt4
type:
bottle and opium
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, aperient pills

Measurements:
height 39 mm
length 63 mm
width 65 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt7
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, ginger powder

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 63 mm
width 63 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt8
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, empty, for opening pills

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 63 mm
width 64 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt9
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, thought to contain alum

Measurements:
height 41 mm
length 64 mm
width 65 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt10
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, for gum arabic, containing card pill box of copper sulphate, [or blue stone]

Measurements:
drawer: height 41 mm
drawer: length 64 mm
drawer: width 65 mm
box: height 22 mm
box: diameter 33 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood , handle, brass and box, card
Object Number:
A630145 Pt11
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, for aperient pills with calomel

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 61 mm
width 63 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt12
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, empty, for jalap powder

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 62 mm
width 64 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt13
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, empty, for female pills

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 64 mm
width 65 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt14
type:
drawers
Glass bottle

Glass bottle

Glass bottle, empty, for grey powder or ipecacuanha

Measurements:
height 49 mm
length 34 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt20
type:
bottles
Small bottle of laudanum

Small bottle of laudanum

Small square glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label reading, 'LAUDANUM' (opium tincture), trace amounts remaining. 51 mm x 34 mm x 30 mm, Probably English, 1810-1825.

Measurements:
height 51 mm
length 34 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
glass and opium
Object Number:
A630145 Pt22
type:
bottles and opium
Glass bottle thought to contain ferous carbonate

Glass bottle thought to contain ferous carbonate

Glass bottle, brass stopper, cork and sealing wax, thought to contain ferous carbonate

Measurements:
height 162 mm
length 62 mm
width 43 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, brass , cork and sealing wax
Object Number:
A630145 Pt25
type:
bottles
Glass bottle, thought to contain precipitated sulphur

Glass bottle, thought to contain precipitated sulphur

Glass bottle, brass stopper, cork and sealing wax, thought to contain precipitated sulphur

Measurements:
height 162 mm
length 63 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, brass and cork
Object Number:
A630145 Pt28
type:
bottles
Drawer, wooden

Drawer, wooden

Drawer, wooden, of lint

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 64 mm
width 133 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt32
type:
drawers
Drawer, wooden

Drawer, wooden

Drawer, wooden, for diachylon plaster and other contents

Measurements:
height 41 mm
length 64 mm
width 133 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt33
type:
drawers
Bottle, glass

Bottle, glass

Bottle, glass, antimony potassium tartrate

Measurements:
height 90 mm
diameter 22 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A630145 Pt34
type:
bottles
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, blistering plaster and other contents

Measurements:
height 39 mm
length 64 mm
width 133 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt36
type:
drawers
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, empty, for basilic powder

Measurements:
height 40 mm
length 62 mm
width 133 mm
Materials:
drawer, wood and handle, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt38
type:
drawers
Glass bottle of antimonial wine

Glass bottle of antimonial wine

Glass bottle of antimonial wine

Measurements:
height 78 mm
length 49 mm
width 44 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt40
type:
bottles
Bottle, glass

Bottle, glass

Bottle, glass, empty, for nitrous ether spirit

Measurements:
height 78 mm
width 48 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stoper, glass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt47
type:
bottles
Equal arm

Equal arm

Equal arm, iron beam, brass pans

Measurements:
beam: length 152 mm
pans: diameter 63 mm
Materials:
beam, iron and pans, brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt55
type:
equal arms
Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight, brass

Measurements:
width 14 mm
weight 2 drachms
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt56
type:
weights
One drachm weight

One drachm weight

One drachm weight

Measurements:
width 12 mm
weight 1 drachm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt57
type:
weights
Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight, brass

Measurements:
width 11 mm
weight 1 drachm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt58
type:
weights
Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight, brass

Measurements:
width 12 mm
weight 2 scruples
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630145 Pt59
type:
weights
Eleven grain weight

Eleven grain weight

Eleven grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 24 mm
weight 11 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt60
type:
weights
Ten grain weight

Ten grain weight

Ten grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 23 mm
weight 10 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt61
type:
weights
Eight grain weight

Eight grain weight

Eight grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 18 mm
weight 8 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt62
type:
weights
Six grain weight

Six grain weight

Six grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 19 mm
weight 6 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt63
type:
weights
Six grain weight

Six grain weight

Six grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 17 mm
weight 6 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt64
type:
weights
Five grain weight

Five grain weight

Five grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 18 mm
weight 5 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt65
type:
weights
Five grain weight

Five grain weight

Five grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 17 mm
weight 5 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt66
type:
weights
Four grain weight

Four grain weight

Four grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 14 mm
weight 4 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt67
type:
weights
Two grain weight

Two grain weight

Two grain weight, brass foil

Measurements:
width 10 mm
weight 2 grains
Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630145 Pt68
type:
weights
Iron spatula

Iron spatula

Iron spatula

Measurements:
length 139 mm
Materials:
iron
Object Number:
A630145 Pt69
type:
spatulas
Wooden medicine chest case

Wooden medicine chest case

Wooden medicine chest case, book-style opening, without contents (see other parts for rest), c.1815

Measurements:
height 319 mm
length 306 mm
width 306 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , iron and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A630145 Pt70
type:
case