Mahogany medicine chest, 1801-1850

Mahogany medicine chest, 1801-1850

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine chest, mahogany, velvet lining, almost complete set of bottles, 26 in all (20 labelled), one drawer with bottles and 7 labelled jars, English, 1801-1850

Details

Parts

Bottle for opium

Bottle for opium

Square glass bottle with glass stopper used for 'Opii', probably powdered opium, with trace contents remaining. 62 mm x 32 mm x 25 mm, 56g. Unknown maker, English, early nineteenth century.

Measurements:
overall: 62 mm x 32 mm x 25 mm, 56g
Materials:
glass , opium and trace
Object Number:
A630181 Pt19
type:
bottle and opium