Bottle for rhubarb powder
Bottle for rhubarb powder, small amount present
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
length 44 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt1
- type:
- bottles
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1780-1820
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Medicine chest, mahogany, complete set of 18 glass bottles (16 labelled) of various sizes and shapes, some with glass stoppers others with brass caps, pair of scales, English, 1780-1820
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630179
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, lining, cloth, red and handle, brass
- Measurements:
-
height 202 mm
length 225 mm
width 175 mm
large drawer: length 199 mm
large drawer: width 111 mm
large drawer: depth 27 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle for camphor
Bottle for camphor, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
length 44 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt2
- type:
- bottles
Bottle for calomel
Bottle for calomel, small amount present, leather cap for stopper
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
length 32 mm
width 19 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and cover, leather
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt3
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Goulard's extract
Bottle of Goulard's extract, quarter full
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
length 32 mm
width 21 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Friars Balsam
Bottle of Friars Balsam, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 31 mm
width 19 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt5
- type:
- bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Tall, rectangle based, clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
length 31 mm
width 19 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt6
Bottle of calcined magnesite powder half full
Bottle of calcined magnesite powder half full
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt7
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, empty, unlabelled
- Measurements:
-
height 104 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt8
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of powder of bark
Bottle of powder of bark, quarter full
- Measurements:
-
height 104 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt9
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty, unlabelled, discoloured
- Measurements:
-
height 114 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt10
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty, for ether, leather cap
- Measurements:
-
height 134 mm
length 45 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cap, leather
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt11
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty, for sweet spirit of nitre
- Measurements:
-
height 133 mm
length 45 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt12
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, label torn
Bottle, label torn, full of liquid
- Measurements:
-
height 133 mm
length 45 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt13
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty, for spirit of lavender
- Measurements:
-
height 133 mm
length 45 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt14
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, quarter full
Bottle, quarter full, pale gold liquid
- Measurements:
-
height 168 mm
length 42 mm
width 32 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt15
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, three quarters full brown liquid for tincture of jalap
Bottle, three quarters full brown liquid for tincture of jalap
- Measurements:
-
height 167 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt16
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, quarter full
Bottle, quarter full, Huxham's tincture of bark
- Measurements:
-
height 166 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt17
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty, for rhubarb tincture
- Measurements:
-
height 166 mm
length 43 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt18
- type:
- bottles
Handheld hanging scales
Handheld hanging scales, pans suspended form three cords
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 125 mm
pans: diameter 51 mm
- Materials:
- beam, iron and pans, brass
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt19
- type:
- scales
Mahogany medicine chest case
Mahogany medicine chest case, without contents (see other parts for rest), English, 1780-1820
- Measurements:
-
height 202 mm
length 225 mm
width 175 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and textile
- Object Number:
- A630179 Pt20
- type:
- case
