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1899.46.21.1

Bottle of 'quack' medicine [.1] sealed with stopper coated with wax, in original silver paper box [.2] with instructions written in Chinese characters [.3].


1899.46.21.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bottle of 'quack' medicine [.1] sealed with stopper coated with wax, in original silver paper box [.2] with instructions written in Chinese characters [.3].
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Glass, Material Wax, Material Oil Fat, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 90 mm, Length: max 78 mm, Length: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.46.21.1 Accession number: 1899.46.21.2 Accession number: 1899.46.21.3

Search terms: Medicine, Vessel, Bottle, Stopper