Bottle of Diarrhoea Powder

PART OF:
Medicine chest
Made:
1801-1900 in Bristol
maker:
John Martin

Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately half full of 'Diarrhoea Powder' (opium and chalk). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 99g. Dispensed by J. Martin, Bristol, English, nineteenth century.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A165609 Pt13
Materials:
glass, opium, chalk and complete
Measurements:
overall: 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 99g
type:
medicine chest, bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust