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Title

Medicine Chest

Description

A 19th century mahogany apothecary's box, with brass carry handle, the hinged doors enclosing fitted interior with bottles. Contains 15 medicine bottles and measuring scales.
Contents include:
  1. Paregoric elixir
  2. Lavender
  3. Turkey rhubarb
  4. Spirit of nitre
  5. Carbonate of soda
  6. Magnesia
  7. Spirit of sal volatile
  8. Spirit of nitre
  9. Jamaica ginger
  10. Tincture of fennel
  11. Ipecacuanha wine
  12. Tincture of bark
  13. Dr James's powder
  14. Bicarbonate of potassium
  15. Dover's powder

Date

c. 1870s

Identifier

2003/17

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 22.5 cm

Materials

Glass; metal; velvet; wood

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Medicine Chest

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 22.5 cm

Materials

Glass; metal; velvet; wood

Files

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Medicine Chest
Medicine Chest

Collection

Museum and Artwork

Citation

“Medicine Chest,” Heritage, accessed September 11, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/540.