Image
Category
Collection
Object type
Maker
Place of origin
Date

Fungus known as Fu ling in Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, 1850-1920

1850-1920

Cuttle-fish eyes

1867

Egyptian sacred bread

1800-1899

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

1601-1858

Mosquitos from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

Mole stuffed with cotton wool

1871-1925

Pair of moles feet in silk bag

1871-1925

Large green seed pod

1830-1920

Carapace of turtle

1851-930

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

1801-1930

2 knobbly triangular seed pods threaded onto string

11 dried seahorses

1801-1880

Stuffed and coiled snake

1895-1897

6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

1901-1909

Coal samples, coal mining.

Pieces of bone and remains of pupae and insects found in vaults of St Martin in the Fields

1601-1850

Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

1977

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Ltd tin of Beacon Brand CM snuff

1977

Cocoon of butterfly or moth of Mimalo despecta used as amulet from Argentina

1830-1920

Four orange cuttle-fish eyes(?), used by the Incas

1750-1940

Dried thistle head

1880-1920

Dried frog in a silk bag, South Devon, England, 1901-1930

1901-1930

Materia medica consisting of ball of compacted resin and fibre, no provenance details, 1871-1940

Materia medica consisting of ball of compacted resin and fibre

1871-1940

Stem, presumed to be of tree fern, no provenance details, 1871-1930

Stem, presumed to be of tree fern

1871-1930

Dried citrus aurantium fruit peel, no provenance details, 1851-1940

Dried citrus aurantium fruit peel

1851-1940

Pieces of fibrillar root and powder, thought to be Indian, 1851-1930

Pieces of fibrillar root and powder

1851-1930

Gourd of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Gourd of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Fruit, in section, of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Fruit, in section

1830-1920

Cubes of solidified gum extract described as too soft for manufacturing purposes, exhibited by India Rubber Guttapercha and Telegraph Works Co. Ltd. U.S.A., from Africa, 1871-1920

Cubes of solidified gum extract described as too soft for manufacturing purposes

1871-1920

Crushed dried plant material, no provenance details, 1851-1930

Crushed dried plant material

1851-1930

Gaugoti, leaves in envelope, presented by the Field Museum of Chicago, probably from Afghanistan, 1900-1930

Gaugoti, leaves in envelope

1900-1930

Part of a fruit, structure, possibly an acorn cup, unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Part of a fruit

1830-1920

Fruit, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Fruit, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1925

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1925

1830-1925

Seed, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Seed, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Coconut of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Coconut of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Sandlewood section, from unknown tropical provenance 1900 - 1930

Sandlewood section

1900-1930

Pieces of dried narrow stem, no provenance details, 1851-1940

Pieces of dried narrow stem

1851-1940

Lumps of white shellac supplied by Savory and Moore Ltd. London, English, 1901-1936

Lumps of white shellac supplied by Savory and Moore Ltd. London

Some pods (?) or fruits (?), no provenance details, 1861 to 1930

Some pods (?) or fruits (?), no provenance details

1861-1930

Number of shell (?) fragments, provenance unknown

Number of shell (?) fragments, provenance unknown

1830-1920

Materia medica, unidentified plant, leaf or stalk, from Portuguese Congo, 1871 to 1938

Materia medica

1871-1938

Half a coconut(?) of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Half a coconut(?) of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Coconut of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Coconut of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Fruit of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Fruit of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Seed of unidentified plant of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unidentified plant of unknown provenance

1830-1920

Half empty dried seed pod, from Africa, 1891-1929

Half empty dried seed pod

1891-1929

Spherical dried fruit of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Spherical dried fruit of unknown provenance

1830-1920

Fruit (gourd?) of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Fruit (gourd?) of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920