Mahogany medicine chest, 1801-1850

Made:: 1801-1850 in England

Medicine chest, mahogany, velvet lining, almost complete set of bottles, 16 in all (14 labelled), drawer containing bottles, jars, scales and weights, English, 1801-1850

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1801-1850

Bottle of Lead and Opium pills

1801-1850

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A630182

Materials:: mahogany (wood), velvet, brass (copper, zinc alloy), wrought iron and complete

type:: medicine chest

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