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Specimen jar containing Wormwood

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Large piece of stem, poisonous, used as purgative

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1932

Cherrywood(?) tobacco pipe stem, roughly tubular,

Smoking

1801-1900

Cherrywood tobacco pipe stem with alloy mounts and

Smoking

1850-1910

Container with Asparagus stems used in Gold Coast

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Glass specimen jar holding fruit and stalk of chick-pea

Specimen jar containing chick-pea

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1935

Wooden pipe stem, for porcelain tobacco pipe

Smoking

Cherrywood tobacco pipe stem with cloth and gold b

Smoking

1801-1900

Wood and horn pipe stem, for porcelain tobacco pipe

Smoking

Piece of pottery stem from a tobacco pipe, stub st

Smoking

1801-1900

Specimen bottle containing stalks and leaves used medicinally in Uganda, collected by Mackie Ethnological Expedition 1919

Specimen bottle containing stalks and leaves used

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1940

Bamboo pipe stem from Nilatic pottery pipe, gourd mouthpiece secured to stem by hide mount, stitched hide mount at bowl end for bowl attachment, stitched with string, string sling, Latuka tribe, Sudan, African, 1880-1925

Bamboo pipe stem from Nilatic pottery pipe, gourd

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Glass bottle of seeds, gunja mula, India, 1870-1930

Glass bottle of seeds, gunja mula, India, 1870-193

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Specimen jar containing two pieces of bark covered stems, foreign in origin

Specimen jar containing two pieces of bark covered

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Seeds, Che qian zi (Semen plantaginis) in glass specimen jar, probably China, 1850-1920

Seeds, Che qian zi (Semen plantaginis) in glass sp

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Zwanke's stem pessary, brass, pads only, second half 19th century

Zwanke's stem pessary, brass, pads only, second ha

Therapeutics

1851-1900

Zwanke's stem pessary, vulcanite, second half 19th century

Zwanke's stem pessary, vulcanite, second half 19th

Therapeutics

1851-1900

Stem pessary, stem only, vulcanite, 2nd half of 19th century

Stem pessary, stem only, vulcanite, 2nd half of 19

Therapeutics

1851-1900

Two cherrywood tobacco pipe stems, one straight with screw flange one end, cork washer the other, second one bowed, European, 1880-1900

Two cherrywood tobacco pipe stems, one straight wi

Smoking

1880-1900

Unidentified twig with reddish bark, provenance unknown, 1850-1930

Unidentified twig with reddish bark, provenance un

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1930

Stem pessary(?), vulcanite, 1880-1920

Therapeutics

1880-1920

Dried crushed plant material, leaves and stems, "rash mol", Indian, 1851-1930

Dried crushed plant material, leaves and stems, "r

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Clear glass specimen bottle, cork stoppered, containing senecio latifolium from Natal, South Africa, in English bottle, 1851-1930

Clear glass specimen bottle, cork stoppered, conta

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Glass jar, contains roots(?), or stems(?), from China

Glass jar, contains roots(?), or stems(?), from Ch

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Specimen of 3 unknown stem sections from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of 3 unknown stem sections from Angola, 1

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

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

Pieces of dried narrow stem, no provenance details

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1940

Specimen of branch section called imbodi from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of branch section called imbodi from Ango

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Two twigs, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Two twigs, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 191

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910-1930

Stems, broom in card box, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Stems, broom in card box, provenance unknown, 1830

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1920

Moulded glass specimen bottle, with cork stopper, containing unidentified dried stems, bottle English(?), 1901 to 1936

Moulded glass specimen bottle, with cork stopper,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1936

Specimen of dried stem used to cure constipation in Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of dried stem used to cure constipation i

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Bunch of bay leaves from Turkish Drug Shop, Middle East, 1851-1920

Bunch of bay leaves from Turkish Drug Shop, Middle

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1920

Specimen of unknown stem section from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of unknown stem section from Angola, 1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Band of the herb wormwood from Turkish Drug Shop, Middle East (?), 1871-1920

Band of the herb wormwood from Turkish Drug Shop,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1920

Specimen of unknown Angolan stem, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Cylindrical clear glass bottle with cork stopper, contains stems and flowers of gul kamnajj from India, bottle European, 1870-1930

Cylindrical clear glass bottle with cork stopper,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

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

Specimen of unknown stem from Angola, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Specimen of 3 unknown stems from Angola, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Cardboard box, contains dried flowers and stalks of wild mint, from Palestine

Cardboard box, contains dried flowers and stalks o

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Specimen of unknown stem from Angola, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Twig, folded double, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Twig, folded double, native medicine, Northern Rho

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910-1930

Pieces of stem, no provenance details, 1861 to 1930

Pieces of stem, no provenance details, 1861 to 193

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1861-1930

13 assorted tobacco pipe stems, 10 cherrywood, some with horn mouthpieces and 3 of turned wood, European, 19th century

Tobacco Pipe Stems

Smoking

1801-1900

Specimen of dried stem from Angola, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Specimen of 2 unknown stems from Angola, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Specimen of dried andu stem from Angola, 1930-1937

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1937

Glass dish fixed to display plate, for chaff flower from Samoa

Glass dish fixed to display plate, for chaff flowe

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1890-1940

Glass specimen bottle, paper lid, containing British rhubarb stems, from Bombay, bottle English, 1850-1920

Glass specimen bottle, paper lid, containing Briti

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1920

Unidentified stems in a cardboard container, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Unidentified stems in a cardboard container, prove

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1920