Collection

Glass mortar from medicine chest

Made:
1750-1830
Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to
Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to

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Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to
Science Museum Group
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Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Glass mortar with flared rim, made from transparent and colourless glass. Stored inside medicine chest that belonged to Dr. Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642790/12
type:
mortar
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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