Laudanum bottles, c 19th century.

Made:
1801-1850

Medicine chest, mahogany, extensive contents include drugs from ten suppliers, four lancets, scales with glass pans, first half 19th century, much of the contents label

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A72279
Materials:
chest, mahogany, handles, brass and lining, velvet
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Mingo, S.

Parts

Bottle of Laudanum

Bottle of Laudanum

Glass bottle with glass stopper of Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 102 mm x 42 mm x 31 mm, 118g. Printed labels on front and back of the bottle read, 'LAUDANUM- POISON'. Unknown maker, 1801-1850.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A72279 Pt1
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium
Bottle of Paregoric elixir

Bottle of Paregoric elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. Printed label reads, 'PAREGORIC ELIXIR/ Giles & Son, Pharmaceutical Chemists...'. Giles and Son, Clifton, England, 1801-1850.

Materials:
trace , glass and opium
Object Number:
A72279 Pt8
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium