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Small walnut(?) medicine chest with 2 hinged front

Small walnut(?) medicine chest with 2 hinged front sections and hinged lid, decorated with metal strapwork mounts containing 11 glass bottles with pewter screw on stoppers(9 labelled), 4 labelled cylindrical pewter containers, 5 labelled paper packets, no key, Italian(?), part of Gorga collection, 1771-1850

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Sqaure glass bottle with pewter top containing 'Laudano' (Laudanum). 65 mm x 27 mm x 25 mm, 43g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.

Glass bottle of 'Laudano'

1771-1850
Pewter canister with screw top containing 'Teriaca' or Theriac, an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 25 mm diameter, 38 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.

Canister of Teriaca

1771-1850
Pewter canister with screw top mostly full with 'Diascordio', an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 24 mm diameter, 45 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.

Canister of Diascordio

1771-1850