Bottle of Paregoric Elixir
- PART OF:
- Medicine chest
Square glass bottle with broken glass stopper containing Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). Instructions reads, 'Prepared in Accordance/ with the New Pharmacopoeia/ Dose: Adults 1 to 2 drams/ children 10 to 20 drops/ from 2 to 4 years'. 100 mm x 25 mm x 33 mm, 123g. Dispensed by Twinberrow, London, 1830-1864.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A23830 Pt2
- Materials:
- complete, glass, glass (broken), opium tincture and camphor
- Measurements:
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overall: 100 mm x 25 mm x 33 mm, 123g
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
