Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Apothecary bottle with stopper
Object Number:
Z.674
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 22.5 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to body: "Hydrarg. cum Magn."
Description:
Opaque white blown glass apothecary bottle with flanged lip, wide neck, narrow sloped shoulder, cylindrical body with paper label attached, and pontil mark; flat oblong head stopper made of opaque white glass.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
