Rectangular leather medicine chest lined with leatheretete and velvet, contains 15 glass bottles (14 labelled), brass scales, English, 1801-1900

Made:: 1801-1900 in England

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Rectangular leather medicine chest lined with leatheretete and velvet, contains 15 glass bottles (14 labelled), brass scales, English, 1801-1900

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A656815

Materials:: leather, leatherette, velvet and brass

type:: medicine chests

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Parts

Bottle, glass stopper, contains white magnesia powder

Large rectangular glass bottle, octagonal rim and glass stopper, contains white magnesia powder

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A656815 Pt1

type:: bottles

Bottle, glass stopper, empty, contained Sal Volatile

Large rectangular glass bottle, octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, originally contained Sal Volatile

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A656815 Pt2

type:: bottles

Bottle, glass stopper, contains ferrous sulphate crystals

Square glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, contains ferrous sulphate crystals

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A656815 Pt3

type:: bottles

Bottle, glass stopper, empty, contained ferric chloride tincture

Square glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, originally contained ferric chloride tincture

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A656815 Pt4

type:: bottles

Glass bottle for opium liquid (liquor opii)

Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounces of opium liquid (liquor opii)

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A656815 Pt5

type:: bottle

Bottle of dark brown liquid: presumed chlorodyne

Narrow glass bottle with ground glass stopper containing an unidentitied brown liquid, half-full. 96 mm x 35 mm x 21 mm, 87 g. Most likely Chlorodyne based on partially obscured label. Unknown maker, English, 19th century.