bottle; controlled drug; opium
Gutta-percha, square based bottle with stopper covered in chamois leather. Paper label around bottle. Bottle contained in paper sleeve. To contain Tabloid brand of Opium and Lead pills. Believed to have been administered to relieve intestinal pain.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A700002 Pt28
- Materials:
- gutta-percha and chamois leather
- Measurements:
-
approx: height 118 mm
length 39 mm
width 39 mm
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
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