Apothecary cabinet
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
mahogany, plush, glass & brass
Measurements
240 x 255 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287960.2
Summary
One of a pair of mahogany apothecary's cabinets with hinged lid and drawers below. Lined with pink plush. Brass handles. Inside, the top part is divided into six small compartments with a large compartment at either end, containing glass medicine bottles of various shapes and sizes. Both cabinets have drawers in the bottom with compartments for five smaller bottles, a tray which holds the brass scales and weights and which lifts out to reveal a space for a petles and mortar. Scales etc. missing from (b).