Medicine bottle

PART OF:
Wooden medicine chest, 1780-1850
Made:
1780-1850 in Italy

Clear glass bottle, paper cover, brown resinous substance within, mass of residue rising upwards from base. Paper label on lid obscured by dark stain. Flat base, rectangular body, squared shoulders. Italian, 1780-1850.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655745/4
Materials:
glass, cork, paper (fibre product) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 108 mm x 67 mm x 52 mm,
type:
bottle