Bottle, for powdered opium, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

PART OF:: Medicine Chest, and 24 bottles, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Made:: 1850-1870 in London and Aberdeen

maker:: Grant & Donald

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering secured with string full of powdered opium (Pulv. Opii), dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

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Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Object Number:: 1980-1486 Pt4

Materials:: complete, glass, chamois and opium

Measurements:: overall: 44 mm x 25 mm x 20 mm, 40g

type:: bottle and opium

credit:: Gift of N B Batley

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Bottle, for powdered opium, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

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