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

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1930

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Ltd tin

Coal Mining

1977

Coal samples, coal mining.

Coal Mining

Pair of moles feet in silk bag, amuletic, said to

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1925

6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag, said to c

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1909

Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

Coal Mining

1977

Mole stuffed with cotton wool, damaged, amuletic,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1925

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

Pieces of dried narrow stem, no provenance details

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1940

Four large pieces and some fragments of columbus catechu(?) in form of black resinous lumps with surface layer of stem and seed husks, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Four large pieces and some fragments of columbus c

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1920

Fir-cone-like flower heads and leaves, no provenance details, 1871-1940

Fir-cone-like flower heads and leaves, no provenan

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1940

Flowering reed mounted on black card, bears biblical inscription, Palestinian(?), 1800-1920

Flowering reed mounted on black card, bears biblic

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1800-1920

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

Mummified head, Egypt, 1300-300 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1300-300 BCE

Pieces of bone and remains of pupae and insects found in vaults of St Martin in the Fields, 1859, by F.T. Buckland, in glass-topped case with container label, English, 1601-1850

Pieces of bone and remains of pupae and insects fo

Veterinary Medicine

1601-1850

Large lumps of yellow gum-resin, solidified, no provenance details, 1851 to 1930

Large lumps of yellow gum-resin, solidified, no pr

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Lumps of galbanum gum supplied by Savory and Moore Ltd. London, now in polythene bag, no provenance details, 1901-1940

Lumps of galbanum gum supplied by Savory and Moore

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

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

2 pieces of gum tragacanth from South Europe or As

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

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

Materia medica, unidentified seeds used to "cure"

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1938

Four orange cuttle-fish eyes(?), used by the Incas to put into the heads of mummies, in a box supplied by F. Dixon, a jeweller of London, eyes South American, 1750-1940

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

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1750-1940

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, found in va

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1850

Piece of dried honeycomb no provenance details, 1851-1940

Piece of dried honeycomb no provenance details, 18

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1940

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

Materia medica, seeds (?) unidentified, used as pu

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1938

Herbs for infusion to treat duodenal ulcer, prescribed by herbalist, Sarajevo market, 1984

Herbs for infusion to treat duodenal ulcer, prescr

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1984

4 lumps of mineral rock(?) or gum(?), no provenance or date details

4 lumps of mineral rock(?) or gum(?), no provenanc

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Pendant made from half seed pod, of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Pendant made from half seed pod, of unknown proven

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1830-1920

Snake threaded on to cross of wood, so that body is passed through each of the four points, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Snake threaded on to cross of wood, so that body i

Veterinary Medicine

1830-1920

Lumps of gum vanigo, Indian, 1851 to 1890

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1890

Four pieces of Ho Shou Wu bark in glass specimen jar, unsigned, China, 1880-1930.

Four pieces of Ho Shou Wu bark in glass specimen j

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case, English, 1601-1858

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

Veterinary Medicine

1601-1858

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

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1850

2 portions of human body converted into adipocere, found in vaults of St. Martin in the Fields, 1859, by Francis Trevelyan Buckland, in damaged case, with label, English, 1601-1840

Human adipocere

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1840

11 dried seahorses, hippocampi, bundles tied with string, provenance unknown, 1801-1880

11 dried seahorses, hippocampi, bundles tied with

Veterinary Medicine

1801-1880

Wood pulp, unidentified, in polythene bag, no provenance details, 1851-1940

Wood pulp, unidentified, in polythene bag, no prov

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1940

Dried flower and leaves of the pomegranate stuck onto a card mount

Dried flower and leaves of the pomegranate stuck o

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

3 orange cuttle-fish eyes (?), used by the Incas to put into the heads of mummies, in a circular cardboard box, eyes South American, 1867

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

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1867

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

Anatomy & Pathology

1801-1840