Image
Category
Collection
Maker
Object type
Place
Material
Date

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

1850-1920

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

1601-1858

Cuttle-fish eyes

1867

Mole stuffed with cotton wool

1871-1925

Pair of moles feet in silk bag

1871-1925

Egyptian sacred bread

1800-1899

Mosquitos from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018

Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

1977

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

1977

Carapace of turtle

1851-930

11 dried seahorses

1801-1880

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

1601-1850

Stuffed and coiled snake

1895-1897

Coal samples, coal mining.

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

1901-1930

6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

1901-1909

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

1801-1930

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

1750-1940

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

1830-1920

Large green seed pod

1830-1920

Dried thistle head

1880-1920

2 knobbly triangular seed pods threaded onto string

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

Part of a fruit

1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

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 unknown provenance, 1830-1925

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1925

1830-1925

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

Fruit, in section

1830-1920

Seed, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Seed, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Seed of unidentified plant of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unidentified plant of unknown provenance

1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

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

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

1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

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

Coconut of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Coconut of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920

Bundle of inula stems(?) of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Bundle of inula stems(?) of unknown provenance, 18

1830-1920

Sandlewood section, from unknown tropical provenance 1900 - 1930

Sandlewood section

1900-1930

6 seeds of gutta percha from Java, 1851 to 1890

6 seeds of gutta percha from Java, 1851 to 1890

1851-1890

Two fruits (nuts) from unknown provenance 1900-1930

Two fruits

1900-1930

Unidentified plant, no provenance details, 1850 to 1930

Unidentified plant

1850-1930

Lump of materia medica compacted resin(?) or manure(?), no provenance details, 1801-1930

Lump of materia medica compacted resin(?) or manur

1801-1930

Root (?) of unidentified plant, no provenance details, 1850 to 1930

Root (?) of unidentified plant, no provenance deta

1850-1930

Three pipe fish in a box, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Three pipe fish in a box

1830-1920

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

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

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

Crushed dried plant material

1851-1930

Piece of fibrous wood (?) or pith (?) with hole pieced through top, no provenance details, 1851 to 1930

Piece of fibrous wood (?) or pith (?) with hole pi

1851-1930

2 lumps of red extract (?), possibly henna compound (?), no provenance details, 1851 to 1930

2 lumps of red extract (?), possibly henna compoun

1851-1930

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

Large lumps of yellow gum-resin

1851-1930