Image
Category
Collection
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Date
Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

1977

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

1801-1930

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

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

1901-1930

Mosquitos from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

Mosquitos from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

11 dried seahorses

11 dried seahorses

1801-1880

Pair of moles feet in silk bag

Pair of moles feet in silk bag

1871-1925

Mole stuffed with cotton wool

Mole stuffed with cotton wool

1871-1925

Cuttle-fish eyes

Cuttle-fish eyes

1867

6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

1901-1909

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

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

1850-1920

Egyptian sacred bread

Egyptian sacred bread

1800-1899

Large green seed pod

Large green seed pod

1830-1920

2 knobbly triangular seed pods threaded onto string

2 knobbly triangular seed pods threaded onto string

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

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

1601-1850

Coal samples from Moston colliery

Coal samples from Moston colliery

Stuffed and coiled snake

Stuffed and coiled snake

1895-1897

Carapace of turtle

Carapace of turtle

1851-930

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

1601-1858

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

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

1750-1940

Bird lamp, about 1900

Bird lamp, about 1900

1890-1910

Dried thistle head

Dried thistle head

1880-1920

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

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

1830-1920

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

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

1977

Female mosquito with red eyes, one of 28 mosquitos from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine used as research tools to examine the traits that modulate malaria transmission, 2018

Female mosquito from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

Female mosquito with red eyes, one of 28 mosquitos from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine used as research tools to examine the traits that modulate malaria transmission, 2018

Female mosquito from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

Female mosquito genetically modified to have white eyes, one of 28 mosquitos from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine used as research tools to examine the traits that modulate malaria transmission, 2018

Female mosquito from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

Female mosquito genetically modified to have white eyes, one of 28 mosquitos from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine used as research tools to examine the traits that modulate malaria transmission, 2018

Female mosquito from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

Mummified head, without wrappings, no provenance, Egyptian, 1300-300 BCE

Mummified head, Egypt, 1300-300 BCE

1300-300 BCE

Jalep root carved like a bird on a nest, provenance unknown, 1800-1900

Jalep root carved like a bird on a nest

1800-1900

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach, Palmer collection, from San Ramon, Nicaragua, 1801-1925

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

1801-1925

Four dried, mounted amphibian skins of unknown provenance 1830-1900

Four dried

1830-1900

Materia medica, unidentified seeds used to "cure" sleeping sickness, from Portuguese Congo, 1871-1938

Materia medica

1871-1938

Portions of human skull with crystals, found in vaults of St. Martin in the fields, 1859 by F.T. Buckland, in case with label, English, 1601-1850

Portions of human skull with crystals

1601-1850

Portions of human body showing unusual colour, found by F.T. Buckland in vaults of St. Martin in the Fields, 1859, in glass-topped case with label, English, 1601-1840

Portions of human body showing unusual colour

1801-1840

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

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Fruit, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Fruit, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Skinned hedgehog, skin only, possibly Chinese 1830-1920

Skinned hedgehog

1830-1920

Materia medica, seeds (?) unidentified, used as purge in sleeping sickness, from Portuguese Congo, 1871 to 1938

Materia medica

1871-1938

2 pieces of gum tragacanth from South Europe or Asia, 1851 to 1930

2 pieces of gum tragacanth from South Europe or Asia

1851-1930

Piece of human body converted into adipocere, inside plywood case with broken glass top, found by Francis Trevelyan Buckland in 1859, with label inscribed by him, English, 1601-1850

Human adipocere

1601-1850

Silicular seed cases and seeds, no provenance details, 1851-1930

Silicular seed cases and seeds

1851-1930

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

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

Dried citrus aurantium fruit peel

1851-1940

Brown sand-like powder in envelope, presented by Field Museum of Natural History of Chicago, probably from Afghanistan, 1900-1930

Brown sand-like powder in envelope

1900-1930

Wood from kadoo-mi-makin, Burma, 1904

Wood from kadoo-mi-makin, Burma, 1904

1904

Fruit specimen of Sagus Vitiensis (sago), from Fiji, 1920 - 1930

Fruit specimen of Sagus Vitiensis (sago)

1920-1930

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

Part of a fruit

1830-1920

Spherical dried fruit of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Spherical dried fruit of unknown provenance

1830-1920

Sandlewood section, from unknown tropical provenance 1900 - 1930

Sandlewood section

1900-1930