Medicine chest

Made:
1810-1850

Medicine chest, winged front, with an extensive set of bottles, including a large number of small ones in drawers, almost all with labels and contents, c.1840, [111 parts]

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56257
Materials:
whole, wood, handle, brass, lacquered, hinges, brass, lock, brass and lock, iron
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Little, E.M. (Seymour Street)

Parts

Bottle of Compound Tincture of Camphor

Bottle of Compound Tincture of Camphor

Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Compound Tincture of Camphor (Paregorix Elixir) with traces remaining. 86 mm x 38 mm x 38 mm, 107 g. Dispensed by Wallas & Co., London, c. 1840.

Materials:
trace , paper , opium tincture , camphor and glass
Object Number:
A56257 Pt3
type:
bottle and opium
bottle; controlled drug; morphine

bottle; controlled drug; morphine

Clear glass, square-based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Nepenthe brand of tincture of morphine. Similar in design and use as tincture of opium. Nepenthe contains 0.84% anhydrous morphine

Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A56257 Pt13
type:
bottle and morphine
Bottle of Ipecacuanha Compound

Bottle of Ipecacuanha Compound

Glass bottle with wood-capped stopper full of Compound Ipecacuanha powder. 100 mm x 33 mm x 23 mm, 81g. Dispensed by R.B. Stedman, West Malling, 1810-1850.

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 33 mm x 23 mm, 81g
Materials:
opium , ipecacuanha , complete , glass , wood and cork
Object Number:
A56257 Pt63
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of Aromatic Chalk powder with opium

Bottle of Aromatic Chalk powder with opium

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper for Aromatic Chalk powder with opium ( P. Creta. C. c. Opio.), full. 71 mm x 46 mm x 29 mm, 116 g. Unknown maker, English, 1810-1850.

Materials:
opium , complete and glass
Object Number:
A56257 Pt67
type:
bottle and opium
Glass pot of aromatic confection

Glass pot of aromatic confection

Glass pot with leather chamois covering containing aromatic confection powder (contains opium). 41 mm x 47 mm diameter, 65 g. Unknown maker, c. 1840.

Materials:
glass , chamois , opium and complete
Object Number:
A56257 Pt78
type:
pot and opium
bottle; controlled drug; morphine

bottle; controlled drug; morphine

Small, clear glass, circle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately 1 ounce of morphine hydrochloride powder.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A56257 Pt94
type:
bottle and morphine
Small glass bottle for morphine

Small glass bottle for morphine

Small glass bottle with glass stopper for morphine, with traces remaining. 62 mm x 20 mm, 23g. Handwritten label reads, 'SOL: MORPH: MURI:' Unknown maker, probably English, c. 1840.

Materials:
glass , trace and morphine
Object Number:
A56257 Pt100
type:
bottle and morphine