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Glass jar inscribed "SYR:RHEI"

Medical Glass-ware

Glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover,

Medical Glass-ware

1601-1800

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for tincture of rhubar

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for compound rhubarb p

Medical Glass-ware

1867-1900

Glass drug jar, opaque white, inscribed "Rad:Rhei"

Medical Glass-ware

1701-1800

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for powdered

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Shop round for rhubarb powder, half full of brown powder

Shop round for rhubarb powder

Medical Glass-ware

Bottle, shop round, clear glass, for tincture of r

Medical Glass-ware

1801-1850

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for rhubarb ma

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for compound

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1900

Pharmacy bottle, amethyst glass, used for rhubarb powder, English, 1840-1900

Pharmacy bottle, amethyst glass, used for rhubarb

Medical Glass-ware

1840-1900

Tin-glazed earthenware drug jar, used for rhubarb extract, Dutch ?, 1751-1800

Tin-glazed earthenware drug jar, used for rhubarb

Medical Ceramic-ware

1751-1800

Glass specimen jar containing peeled and cut lateral roots of rhubarb, jar and contents English, 1860-1910

Glass specimen jar containing peeled and cut later

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1910

Brown glass bottle with cork and wooden stopper for comp. of calomel, rhubarb and colocynth tablets, empty, England

Brown glass bottle for comp. of calomel, rhubarb and colocynth tablets

Therapeutics

Small salt-glazed stoneware dispensing pot, for compound rhubarb pills, by Powell of Bristol, from Godfrey and Cooke, made in England, 1830-1906

Small salt-glazed stoneware dispensing pot

Medical Ceramic-ware

1830-1906

Salt glazed storage jar with lid for rhubarb extract, by Powell of Bristol, made in England, 1835-1906

Salt glazed storage jar with lid for rhubarb extr

Medical Ceramic-ware

1835-1906

Tin box containing a rhubarb root, European, 1851-1930

Tin box containing a rhubarb root, European, 1851-

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Large cylindrical storage bottle, dark green glass, trace contents, for tincture of rhubarb, English, c.1820-1880

Large cylindrical storage bottle, dark green glass

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1880

Storage bottle, green glass, for rhubarb tincture, English, second half 19th century

Storage bottle, green glass, for rhubarb tincture,

Medical Glass-ware

1851-1900

Creamware dispensing pot, with paper cover, for composite rhubarb pills, English, 1801-1850

Creamware dispensing pot, with paper cover, for co

Medical Ceramic-ware

1801-1850

Carboy, pear-shaped, originally contained compound rhubarb tincture, 1840 to 1890, England

Carboy, pear-shaped, originally contained compound

Medical Glass-ware

1840-1890

Caboy with metal cap, originally contained compound rhubarb tincture, 1840-1890

Caboy with metal cap, originally contained compoun

Medical Glass-ware

1840-1890

Clear glass specimen bottle, cork stopper, containing rhubarb seeds from Persia, English bottle, 1851-1930

Clear glass specimen bottle, cork stopper, contain

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for infusion of rhubarb, English, 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for infusion o

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, dark blue glass, with contents for compound rhubarb pills, English, late 19th century

Bottle, dark blue glass, with contents for compoun

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1862-1865

Glass carboy, with conical stopper, labelled,"TR:RHEI.CO:"

Glass carboy, with conical stopper, labelled,"TR:R

Medical Glass-ware

Glass specimen jar, glass stoppered containing three lateral roots of English rhubarb, jar also English, 1860-1925

Glass specimen jar, glass stoppered containing thr

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1925

Glass specimen jar, glass stoppered, containing single piece of rhubarb rhizome from Canton, China, jar English, 1860-1910

Glass specimen jar, glass stoppered, containing si

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1910

Paper packet containing rhubarb roots, Europe(?), 1880-1940

Paper packet containing rhubarb roots, Europe(?),

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1940

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for powdered rhubarb, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for powdered r

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Blue and white drug jar with lid, for "PIL:RHEI.", 19th century, English

Blue and white drug jar with lid, for "PIL:RHEI.",

Medical Ceramic-ware

1801-1900

Green and white earthenware drug jar, cylindrical, labelled "PIL:RHEI CO:", English, 19th century

Green and white earthenware drug jar, cylindrical,

Medical Ceramic-ware

1801-1900

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for rhubarb compound, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for rhubarb co

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Three bottles of compound rhubarb tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, from Savory and Moore, made in Britain 1915-1940

Three bottles of compound rhubarb tablets, by Burr

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Specie jar, English, 1770-1850, green glass, used for concentrated rhubarb tincture

Specie jar, English, 1770-1850, green glass, used

Medical Glass-ware

1770-1850

Creamware syrup jar, for rhubarb syrup, English, 1770-1825

Creamware syrup jar, for rhubarb syrup, English, 1

Medical Ceramic-ware

1770-1825

1 x 500 ml bottle of compound rhubarb tincture B.P., by Thornton and Ross, 1950-1980

Bottle of compound rhubarb tincture B.P.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1980

Tin box containing four small pieces of rhubarb root, European, 1851-1930

Tin box containing four small pieces of rhubarb ro

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

3 yellow painted metal containers, 2 of which contain packet of rhubarb tablets, for military use, German, 1914-1918

3 yellow painted metal containers, 2 of which cont

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1914-1918

Bottle of powdered rhubarb, by the British Drug Houses Ltd., English

Bottle of powdered rhubarb, by the British Drug Ho

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Pharmacy vase, blue and white, for rhubarb, north Italian, 1730-1830

Pharmacy vase, blue and white, for rhubarb, north

Medical Ceramic-ware

1730-1830

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for best rhubarb powder, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for best rhub

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for Gregory's powder, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for Gregory's

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Round syrup bottle, dark blue glass, trace content for syrup of rhubarb, English, late 19th century

Round syrup bottle, dark blue glass, trace content

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Carboy with glass stopper, originally contained compound rhubarb tincture, 1790 to 1840, England

Carboy with glass stopper, originally contained co

Medical Glass-ware

1790-1840

Bottle of rhubarb extract, by Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England.

Bottle of rhubarb extract, by Savory and Moore Ltd

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Tin-glazed earthenware drug jar, inscribed "SYR RHEI", decorated in monochrome, by "Three Bells Pottery", Dutch, probably 1751 to 1800

Tin-glazed earthenware drug jar, inscribed "SYR RH

Medical Ceramic-ware

1751-1800

1 x 500ml bottle of Rhubarb tincture compound B.P., by Bush Boake Allen, 1950-1980

1 x 500ml bottle of Rhubarb tincture compound B.P.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1980

Salt-glazed stoneware dispensing pot for rhubarb extract, by Powell of Bristol, England, 1830-1906

Salt-glazed stoneware dispensing pot for rhubarb e

Medical Ceramic-ware

1830-1906

Bottle of rhubarb compound pills, by Parke,Davis and Co., London, 1920-1940

Bottle of rhubarb compound pills, by Parke,Davis a

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1940