Medicine chest with book-style opening, 1770-1810

Made:
1770-1810
Medicine chest, book-style opening, with 24 glass bottles

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Medicine chest, book-style opening, with 24 glass bottles
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Medicine chest, book-style opening, with 24 glass bottles, 19 labelled, but no suppliers names, 3 glasses, 1 metal nozzle, glass pestle and mortar, bone spatula, 3 drawers labelled for drugs, 1770-1810

Parts

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with cork stopper for pargeoric elixir, with dried traces remaining. 130 mm x 28 mm diameter, 44g. Unknown maker, probably English, c1790.

Measurements:
overall: 130 mm 28 mm, 44g
Materials:
glass , cork , opium tincture and complete
Object Number:
A630148 Pt30
type:
bottle and opium
Small bottle of grey powder (Possible chalk/mercury)

Small bottle of grey powder (Possible chalk/mercury)

Small square glass jar with paper lid containing grey powder (Possible chalk/mercury) from book-style medicine chest, 1770-1810.

Object Number:
A630148/37
type:
bottle