Small circular cardboard box with lid

Small circular cardboard box with lid, covered with brocaded silk, contains large wax-covered pill, possibly for convulsions (?), Chinese, 1880-1940

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658509
Materials:
box, cardboard, box, silk, cloth and content, wax
Measurements:
box: height 63 mm
box: diameter 58 mm
pill: length 56 mm
type:
boxes