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Medicine Chest

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-40730

Description

A wooden box covered in brown leather with a hinged cover. Interior is compartmentalized into ten sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is labeled and corked.

Details

Descriptive Terms

medicine chests
leather
wood (plant material)
glass (material)
corks (stoppers)
Box, Household
Chest, Medicine
Leather
Chest, Medicine

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1940.819

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