Bottle for Theriac
Square glass bottle with pewter lid for theriac (Teriaca), with trace contents. 85 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 72g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.
Small ironbound mahogany(?) medicine chest with 2
- Made:
- 1771-1850
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Small ironbound mahogany(?) medicine chest with 2 hinged wing sections, containing 9 glass bottles (4 labelled) with pewter screw-on stoppers and contents, and 3 cylindrical pewter containers (1 labelled), drawers labelled, damaged, Italian, 1771-1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657740
- Materials:
- mahogany, ? material, lining, paper and drawer knobs, brass
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Pewter canister of Mithridate (Mitria...). 52 mm x 24 mm diameter
Pewter canister of Mithridate (Mitria...). 52 mm x 24 mm diameter, 38 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.
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