Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box of homeopathic remedies
Object Number:
Z.438
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
printed label: inside lid: "Cholera Remedies./PREPARED AT/SMITH'S/HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY,/NEW YORK."
handwritten note: inside box: lists each remedy and the symptoms for which it can be used; i.e. "Belladonna. Cold, sore throat, headache."
Description:
Rectangular hinged box with leather covering and brass clasp; interior with 7 labeled vials and handwritten note describing uses for each remedy. Pharmacy's paper label affixed inside lid. Vials include: arsenicum, belladonna, camphor, colycynth, cuprum, mercurius, and veratrum.
Gallery Label:
According to the pharmacist's label inside the box, these vials contained homeopathic remedies for the relief of cholera.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.