Canister of Teriaca

PART OF:: Small walnut(?) medicine chest with 2 hinged front

Made:: 1771-1850 in Italy

Pewter canister with screw top containing 'Teriaca' or Theriac, an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 25 mm diameter, 38 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A656673 Pt14

Materials:: opium, pewter and complete

Measurements:: overall: 52 mm 25 mm, 38g

type:: containter and opium

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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