Cube-like box with hinged lid

Cube-like box with hinged lid, covered in brocaded silk, contains single large wax-covered convulsion pill (?), with accompanying instruction sheet, Chinese, 1880-1940

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658510
Materials:
box, cardboard, box, silk, cloth and bone
Measurements:
box: height 51 mm
box: width 47 mm
depth 47 mm
type:
boxes