Mahogany rectangular chest containing a variety of glass bottles and surgical implements
Key details
- Object number
- 2017.12158
- On display
- Yes
- Object number
- 2017.12158
- On display
- Yes
Description
The Box comes in three sections with false drawers in the centre. It has seventeen glass bottles which are labelled with miscellaneous ailments, e.g. alcoholism, syphilis, fevers etc. Handle on top of wooden cabinet. The ten surgical tools are mostly bone handled.
Object information
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 56(cm)
- Height: 54(cm)
- Width: 100(cm)
Themes
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