Small dispensing bottle for Calomel and Opium

Small glass dispensing bottle with ivory and cork stopper with traces of Calomel( mercury chloride) and opium. 42mm x 16mm diameter. Gold printed label reads, 'CALOMEL C. OPI/gr.ij./gr.fs.' Calomel was often used as a laxative or an a disinfectant. English, 1850-1900.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651844 Pt16
Materials:
trace, glass, ivory, cork, opium and calomel
type:
dispensing bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust