Wooden medicine chest, 1780-1850

Made:
1780-1850 in Italy

Wooden medicine chest, exterior leather covered, hinged lid, metal drop handles at sides, iron fittings, green felt lining, containing two removable trays holding 38 glass bottles (9 labelled), mortars, pestles, scales, assorted weights, 8 pewter cannisters (2 labelled) , etc., Italian, 1780-1850

Clear glass bottle, cork stopper with metal ring fixed into top, with small quantity of white crystals contained. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, cork stopper with metal ring missing, with fine white crystals contained. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. From Italian medicine chest, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, cork stopper with a quarter full of brown syrup, hardened. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, paper cover, brown resinous substance within, mass of residue rising upwards from base. Paper label on lid obscured by dark stain. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, cork with metal ring. Brown resinous substance within. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, cork with metal ring. Small amount of brown gritty powder contained within. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, with paper cover over neck, for myrrh and saffron powder. One third full of yellowish-brown powder, coarse. Contains paper packet with partially legible label reading "Croci ...". Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Bottle for myrrh and saffron powder

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, empty. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Clear glass bottle, without stopper, empty. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Medicine bottle

1780-1850
Glass bottle for confection of alkermes, the insect being a main ingredient, cut glass stopper, with contents, rim broken. Contains around 50ml of liquid. Bottle has a rectangular body, tubular neck, thickened rim and rectangular grip. Italian, 1780-1850.

Bottle for alkermes confection

1780-1850
Rectangular glass bottle with paper-covered cork stopper approximately one-quarter full of 'Syr. Diacody', or Diascorde syrup. 110 mm x 68 mm x 55 mm, 239g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1780-1850.

Glass bottle of 'Diacody Syrup'

1780-1850
Rectangular glass bottle with paper covered cork stopper inscribed with 'Laudan Liquid', a small amount of content remains. 115 mm x 65 mm x 50 mm, 181g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1780-1850.

Glass bottle for liquid laudanum

1780-1850
Pair of scales, steel balance and brass pans with plated cords. Hemispherical pans.

Scales from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass one grain weight, punched with 'I' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass two grain weight, punched with 'II' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
2 brass three grain weights, punched with 'III' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass four grain weight, punched with 'IV' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass five grain weight, punched with 'V' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
2 brass six grain weights, punched with 'VI' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
2 brass seven grain weights, punched with 'VII' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
2 brass nine grain weights, punched with 'VIIII' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass ten grain weights, punched with 'X' obverse.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass half drachm weight, punched with '3S' on base.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
Brass one drachm weight, punched with '3i' on base.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850
2 brass two drachm weights, punched with '3ii' on base.

Weight from Italian Medicine Chest

1780-1850

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Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655745
type:
medicine chest

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