Wooden medicine chest with 10 glass medicine bottles

Medicine chest owned by George Washington

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Medicine chest owned by George Washington
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Wooden medicine chest with 10 glass medicine bottles, owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Medicine chest owned by George Washington, with 10 empty bottles, c.1780

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642789
type:
medicine chest
credit:
William Lanier Washington

Parts

Three rectangular glass medicine bottles with stoppers

Three rectangular glass medicine bottles with stoppers

Three rectangular glass medicine bottles, with stoppers, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt1
type:
bottle
Rectangular glass medicine bottle

Rectangular glass medicine bottle

Rectangular glass medicine bottle, with stopper, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 112 mm x 85 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt1/1
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt1
Rectangular glass medicine bottle

Rectangular glass medicine bottle

Rectangular glass medicine bottle, with stopper, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 112 mm x 85 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt1/2
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt1
Rectangular glass medicine bottle

Rectangular glass medicine bottle

Rectangular glass medicine bottle, with stopper, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 112 mm x 85 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt1/3
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt1
Two square glass medicine bottles with stoppers

Two square glass medicine bottles with stoppers

Two square glass medicine bottles, with stoppers, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt2
type:
bottle
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, with stopper, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 115 mm x 42 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt2/1
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt2
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, with stopper, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 115 mm x 42 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt2/2
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt2
Five square glass medicine bottles

Five square glass medicine bottles

Five square glass medicine bottles, four without stoppers, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt3
type:
bottle
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, with stopper, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt3/1
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt3
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt3/2
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt3
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt3/3
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt3
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt3/4
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt3
Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle

Square glass medicine bottle, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642789 Pt3/5
type:
medicine bottle
Part of:
A642789 Pt3
Wooden medicine chest

Wooden medicine chest

Wooden medicine chest, with removable draw and space for 13 medicine bottles, part of a medicine chest owned by George Washington, unsigned, United States, 1780-1799. The top handle plate is engraved ‘G W’. Inside is an attached note of provenance from George Washington to William Lanier Washington.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A642789 Pt4
type:
case - container