Medicine chest, c 1800.

Made:
1780-1820 in Watford
maker:
Alexander Dalmahoy
Medicine chest and contents, c.1800, by Dalmahoy, English

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Medicine chest and contents, c.1800, by Dalmahoy, English
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Medicine chest and contents, c.1800, by Dalmahoy, English

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A166792
Materials:
incomplete, mahogany (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Bag of dried poppy heads

Bag of dried poppy heads

Polythene bag containing broken pieces of dried poppy heads. 8g. Unknown maker and origin, inside a medicine chest dating from 1780-1820.

Measurements:
overall: 8g
Materials:
complete , opium and polythene
Object Number:
A166792 Pt21
type:
medicine chest , bags and poppy straw