Medicine chest

Made:: 1801-1900 in England

Medicine chest, large, English, 19th century, with preparations by various chemists, and dental key, English, 1801-1900. Sticker on the top which reads 163. Hinged side and top section.

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A642404

Materials:: chest, wood and chest, brass

Measurements:: overall: 560 mm x 515 mm x 560 mm,

type:: medicine chests

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Parts

Bottle of Laudanum

Glass bottle with glass stopper (broken) approximately one quater full of Laudanum (opium tincture). 120 mm x 62 mm x 64 mm, 483g. Unknown maker, English, 1801-1900.

Measurements:: overall: 120 mm x 62 mm x 64 mm, 483g

Materials:: complete , glass and opium tincture

Object Number:: A642404 Pt32

type:: bottle and opium

Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper approximately one quater full of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). 110 mm x 50 mm x 50 mm, 275g. Dispensed by J. Young Pharmaceutical Chemist, Newport, Welsh, 1801-1900.