Glass bottle

Made:
1840-1920

Glass bottle, containing betel nuts from Cochin China, [Vietnam]

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A674117
Materials:
glass, clear
Measurements:
height 120 mm
diameter 66 mm
type:
specimen bottles

Parts

Betel nuts from Cochin China, [Vietnam]

Betel Nuts for chewing, 1840-1920.

Betel nuts from Cochin China, [Vietnam]

Measurements:
object weight: 0.65kg
Materials:
betel nuts
Object Number:
A674117/1
type:
betel nuts
Glass bottle for betel nuts from Cochin China, [Vietnam]

Glass bottle for betel nuts from Cochin China

Glass bottle for betel nuts from Cochin China, [Vietnam]

Measurements:
height 120 mm
diameter 66 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A674117/2
type:
specimen bottles

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