Glass specimen jar

Made:
1880-1930

Glass specimen jar, containing glass test tube holding powdered cinnabar, also three paper packets with stamped Chinese inscriptions and presumably holding powdered cinnabar, from China, jar English, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666228
Materials:
glass, clear and paper, lid
Measurements:
overall: 212 mm 61 mm, .38 kg
type:
specimen jars