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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Smelling bottle
Object Number:
INV.571
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst lead glass smelling bottle blown in two-part mold, with ringed cap; hexagonal shape with 2 wide flat sides in front and back, 2 narrow sides on each end, rising in double ogee curve from narrow sloping base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
