Wooden jar for opium mixture

Made:
1770-1830 in Switzerland

Painted wooden drug jar, for unidentified opium mixture (OPUM/ TEBAIC) with wood lid and traces remaining. 151 mm x 75 mm, 237 g. Unknown maker, probably Swiss, 1770-1830.

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A70652
Materials:
opium, wood and trace
type:
wood drug jar and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust