Medicine chest
Category
Medical & health
Date
1811 - 1820
Materials
Mahogany, brass
Measurements
357 x 254 x 350 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731756
Summary
Mahogany medicine chest on bracket feet with brass handles and hinges, two doors and a hinged lid, on one side pigeon holes for bottles and the other a bottle shelf and six drawers, each with a brass handle, sliding lid and a handwritten label reading (top left-right) 'Orange Peel' 'Rochelle Salts' 'Milk of Sulphur' and (bottom left-right) 'Manna' 'Camomile' 'Magnesia', containing remnants of the marked contents. Containing seven medicine bottles and other medical instruments and equipment.