Dover Powder

PART OF:
Medicine chest
Made:
1801-1900 in Bristol and Chatham
maker:
John Martin
and
A Franks

Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately containing of 'Dover's Powder' (ipecacuanha, opium, and morphine). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A165609 Pt12
Materials:
ipecacuanha, glass, opium and morphine
Measurements:
overall: 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 99g
type:
medicine chest, bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust