Box of Opium gum

Made:
1860-1900 in England

Wooden box with sliding lid containing chunks of 'Gum Opii', opium gum. 35 mm x 102 mm x 70 mm, 50.5g. Prepared by the Apprentice Chemists Association, England, c.1880.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630991 Pt196
Materials:
wood, complete and opium
Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 102 mm x 70 mm, 50.5g
type:
box and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust