Medicine chest case

PART OF:
Medicine chest
Made:
1850-1870

Medicine chest case, mahogany, winged front with brass fittings (without contents see other parts), Australian, c1860

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A135436 Pt33
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), iron and mahogany (wood)
Measurements:
height 267 mm
length 189 mm
width 225 mm
type:
case

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