Glass vial with cork and plastic stopper containing 4 pills of powdered opium compound

Glass vial with cork and plastic stopper containing 4 pills of powdered opium compound (pillulae pulvis opii compositus) consisting of opium (1 in 10) with pepper, ginger and caraway. These pills have been silver-coated.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651844 Pt3
Materials:
glass, cork, ivory and silver (alloy)
type:
phial and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust