Medicine chest

Made:: 1820-1860 in unknown

maker:: Unknown

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Medicine chest, mahogany, with four unlabelled glass bottles, floral decoration on chest, c1840

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A630157

Materials:: chest, mahogany, hinges, brass, lining, velvet, red and key guard, wood

Measurements:: height 126 mm
length 117 mm
width 140 mm

type:: medicine chests

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Mahogany medicine chest with lock and metal fastenings on lid, floral decoration and four equal rectangular compartments, lined in red velvet, c1840.

Mahogany medicine chest with floral decoration

Mahogany medicine chest with lock and metal fastenings on lid, floral decoration and four equal rectangular compartments, lined in red velvet, c1840.

Measurements:: overall: 126 mm x 117 mm x 140 mm,

Materials:: chest, mahogany , hinges, brass , lining, velvet, red and key guard, wood

Object Number:: A630157/1

type:: medicine chests