Medicine chest belonging to Edward Jenner

Made:
1750-1830
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Medicine chest with a few contents
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Medicine chest with a few contents
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Medicine chest with a few contents
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Medicine chest with a few contents
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Jenner, c. 1780

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642790
Materials:
wood and brass
type:
medicine chests

Parts

Glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Empty glass bottle stored inside a medicine chest that once belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780. Roughly rectangular in shape, and made from transparent, colourless glass, with round neck. Sealed with brass screw cap.

Measurements:
overall: 142 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, .36 kg
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Object Number:
A642790/1
type:
bottle
Glass bottle containing unknown white powder

Glass bottle containing unknown white powder

Glass bottle one third full of unidentified white powder. Body of the bottle roughly oblong in shape, and made from transparent and colourless glass. Sealed with metal screw cap. Stored within the top compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 147 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, .36 kg
Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A642790/2
type:
bottle
Glass bottle containing unidentified dark liquid

Glass bottle containing unidentified dark liquid

Glass bottle half full of unidentified dark liquid. Body of the bottle rounded, and made from translucent green glass. Sealed with a glass stopper. Stored within the bottom compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 145 mm x 36 mm .18 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642790/3
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Empty glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Empty glass bottle with pewter screw top. Body of the bottle roughly oblong in shape and made of trasparent and colourless glass. Stored within the bottom compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 25 mm x 25 mm, .04 kg
Materials:
glass and pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy)
Object Number:
A642790/4
type:
bottle
Glass bottle labelled to contain cinchona and mistletoe

Glass bottle labelled to contain cinchona and mistletoe

Glass bottle labelled to contain cinchona and mistletoe. Made of opaque black glass and roughly oblong in shape. Sealed with black stopper or cap. Stored within the bottom compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, .1 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642790/5
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Empty glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Empty glass bottle. Made of transparent and colourless glass, and roughly oblong in shape. Sealed with a pewter cap. Stored within the bottom compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, .06 kg
Materials:
glass and pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy)
Object Number:
A642790/6
type:
bottle
Bottle for Sydenham's Laudanum

Bottle for Sydenham's Laudanum

Tall glass bottle with pewter lid for Sydenham's Laudanum (opium tincture), with trace contents remaining. 90 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 62g. Unknown maker, English, c. 1780.

Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 62g
Materials:
glass , pewter , trace and opium tincture
Object Number:
A642790 Pt7
type:
bottle and opium
Glass bottle labelled to contain macis

Glass bottle labelled to contain macis

Glass bottle labelled to contain macis, and with an orange-brown residue inside the base of the bottle. Made of transparent and colourless glass, and roughly oblong in shape. Sealed with a pewter cap. Stored within the bottom compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, .06 kg
Materials:
glass and pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy)
Object Number:
A642790/8
type:
bottle
Empty glass bottle from medicine chest

Empty glass bottle from medicine chest

Empty glass bottle. Made of transparent and colourless glass, and roughly oblong in shape. Sealed with a pewter cap. Stored within the bottom compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 85 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, .04 kg
Materials:
glass and pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy)
Object Number:
A642790/9
type:
bottle
Unidentified white solid from Jenner's medicine chest

Unidentified white solid from Jenner's medicine chest

Unidentified white substance, found within a drawer of a medicine chest that belonged to Dr. Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: .005 kg
Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A642790/10
type:
unidentified substance
Glass bowl from medicine chest

Glass bowl from medicine chest

Glass bowl with flared rim, made from transparent and colourless glass. Stored inside medicine chest that belonged to Dr. Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 22 mm 26 mm, .02 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642790/11
type:
bowl
Glass mortar from medicine chest

Glass mortar from medicine chest

Glass mortar with flared rim, made from transparent and colourless glass. Stored inside medicine chest that belonged to Dr. Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 30.6 mm 92.5 mm, .24 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642790/12
type:
mortar
Glass pestle from medicine chest

Glass pestle from medicine chest

Glass pestle with rounded end, made from transparent and colourless glass. Stored inside medicine chest that belonged to Dr. Edward Jenner, c. 1780

Measurements:
overall: 82 mm x 47 mm 92.5 mm, .04 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A642790/13
type:
pestle
Glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Empty glass bottle stored inside a medicine chest that once belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780. Roughly rectangular in shape, and made from transparent, colourless glass, with round neck. Sealed with brass screw cap.

Measurements:
overall: 142 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, .26 kg
Materials:
glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A642790/14
type:
bottle
Medicine chest owned by Edward Jenner

Medicine chest owned by Edward Jenner

Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Jenner, c. 1780. Wooden medicine chest with hinged door at the front of the chest, opening to reveal seven drawers and a shelf, and a hinged lid at the top, opening to reveal a compartment with four square recesses or depressions to contain medicine bottles.

Measurements:
overall: 320 mm x 220 mm x 260 mm,
Materials:
wood and brass
Object Number:
A642790/15
type:
medicine chest