Medicine bottle
Ferris and Co. (Bristol)
Category
Glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
Coloured glass
Measurements
108 mm (Height); 54 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Bristol
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13718
Summary
A green tinted glass bottle with cracked rim. The concave base is embossed around the circumference, FERRIS and CO. BRISTOL. A printed rectangular paper label reads, TINCT. NUCIS VOM. P.B 1898 / POISON / PREPARED FROM THE STANDARDISED LIQUID EXTRACT / ONE FLUID OUNCE OF THIS TINCTURE CONTAINS ABOUT ONE GRAIN OF STRYCHNINE, OR ABOUT / TWICE THE PROPORTION OF THE P.B. 1885 TINCTURE, DOSE FIVE TO FIFTEEN MINIMS. Brown residue inside.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
TINCT. NUCIS VOM. P.B 1898/POISON/PREPARED FROM THE STANDARDISED LIQUID EXTRACT/ONE FLUID OUNCE OF THIS TINCTURE CONTAINS ABOUT ONE GRAIN OF STRYCHNINE, OR ABOUT/TWICE THE PRIPORTION OF THE P.B. 1885 TINCTURE, DOSE FIVE TO FIFTEEN MINIMS.
Makers and roles
Ferris and Co. (Bristol)