Medicine bottle
Boorne
Category
Glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass and string
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13730
Summary
Round clear glass medicine bottle; string around neck and rectangular paper label edged with black line around bottle. Label reads, ACIDUM HYDROCYANICUM DIL.P.B. / POISON / CONTAINS 2 PERCENT REAL ACID / (details of dose) / (details for storage) / - PREPARED BY FERRIS, BOORNE, TOWNSEND and BOUCHER, / Wholesale and Export Druggists - BRISTOL. Complete with stopper.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Boorne, chemist Ferris and Co. (Bristol), chemist Ferris, Boorne, Townsend and Boucher., chemist François Boucher (Paris 1703 – Paris 1770), chemist