Medicine chest

Made:
1850-1918 in Czech Republic and Prague
Medicine chest, mahogany, by W

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Medicine chest, mahogany, by W. Batka, Prague, containing 44 glass bottles (43 labelled), 8 labelled ceramic ointment jars, 11 test tubes, mortar, pestle and crucible stand, Czechoslovakian, 1850-1918

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A683127
Materials:
chest, mahogany, oak, ? material, brass, lining, velvet, glass, ceramic, porcelain and metal
Measurements:
height 190 mm
length 385 mm
width 310 mm
tray: width 200 mm
small drawer: width 85 mm
length 263 mm
large drawer: width 200 mm
length 358 mm
dimensions (when open): depth 350 mm, height 480 mm, width 385 mm
object weight: 9.305kg
type:
medicine chests

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