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Medicine Chest

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-40696

Description

A wooden box covered in black leather with a hinged cover and red felt lining. Interior is compartmentalized into seventy six sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is labeled and corked.

Details

Descriptive Terms

medicine chests
wood (plant material)
leather
glass (material)
cork (bark)
felt (textile)
Box, Household
Chest, Medicine
Chest, Medicine

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1940.715

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