Bottle for grey powder
Bottle for grey powder
- Measurements:
-
height 60 mm
diameter 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, cork
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt1
- type:
- bottles
Medicine chest
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Medicine chest, hinged lid, tray-style drawers, with 20 bottles, glass pestle and mortar, scales with weights, spatula, 1813-1901
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A683208
- Materials:
- chest, wood, hinges, brass and lining, velvet, green
- Measurements:
-
height 145 mm
length 275 mm
width 261 mm
- type:
- medicine chest
Parts
Bottle of antimony tartrate
Bottle of antimony tartrate
- Measurements:
-
height 65 mm
diameter 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, cork
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt2
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of cinnamon essence
Bottle of cinnamon essence, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 50 mm
diameter 21 mm
- Materials:
- botlte, glass, green and stopper, cork
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt3
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of zinc sulphate
Bottle of zinc sulphate
- Measurements:
-
height 78 mm
diameter 23 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, cork
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
Spatula, steel with bone handle
Spatula, steel with bone handle
- Measurements:
-
length 154 mm
depth 12 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and handle, bone
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt5
- type:
- spatula
Glass mortar
Glass mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 40 mm
diameter 60 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt6
- type:
- mortars
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 60 mm
diameter 20 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt7
- type:
- pestles
Glass jar of drug (unknown)
Glass jar of drug (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 40 mm
diameter 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and lid, metal (silver)
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt8
- type:
- jars
Glass jar of extract of colocynth
Glass jar of extract of colocynth
- Measurements:
-
height 40 mm
diameter 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and lid, metal (silver)
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt9
- type:
- jars
bottle; controlled drug; morphine
Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain powdered morphine acetate (morphiae acetum). Contents appear to be complete
- Measurements:
-
height 40 mm
width 29 mm
depth 17 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt10
Bottle of calomel powder
Bottle of calomel powder
- Measurements:
-
height 40 mm
width 29 mm
depth 17 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt11
- type:
- bottles
Apothecaries scales
Apothecaries scales
- Measurements:
-
pan: diameter 48 mm
beam: length 120 mm
- Materials:
- pans, brass and beam, steel
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt12
- type:
- scales
Cylindrical cardboard box with 4 brass weights (drachm)
Cylindrical cardboard box with 4 brass weights (drachm)
- Measurements:
-
height 15 mm
diameter 20 mm
- Materials:
- box, cardboard and weights, brass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt13
- type:
- boxes
4 brass weights (grain)
4 brass weights (grain)
- Measurements:
-
width 17 mm
length 17 mm
- Materials:
- weights, brass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt14
- type:
- weights
5 brass weights (scruple)
5 brass weights (scruple)
Bottle of 'P. Polas Bic from medicine chest
Bottle of 'P. Polas Bic' (drug unknown), from medicine chest
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt16
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of citric acid
Bottle of citric acid
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt17
- type:
- bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium.
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt18
Bottle of antimonial wine
Bottle of antimonial wine
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt19
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of ferric tincture
Bottle of ferric tincture
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and cover, material
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt20
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Tincture aurantii
Bottle of Tincture aurantii, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt21
- type:
- bottles
Bottle for sal volatile
Bottle for sal volatile, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt22
- type:
- bottles
Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre
Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt23
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of powdered Jalap
Bottle of powdered Jalap
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt24
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of magnesium carbonate
Bottle of magnesium carbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 25 mm
depth 32 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt25
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of quinine powder
Bottle of quinine powder
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt26
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of powdered rhubarb from medicine chest
Bottle of powdered rhubarb, from medicine chest
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt27
- type:
- bottle
Medicine chest case
Medicine chest case, hinged lid, without contents (see other parts for rest), 1813-1901
- Measurements:
-
height 145 mm
length 275 mm
width 261 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , velvet and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A683208 Pt28
- type:
- case
