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Bottle of 'Elixir of Vitriol' from medicine chest

Bottle of 'Elixir of Vitriol' from medicine chest

Object No. A9245-4

Medicine, 'Elixir of Vitriol.', part of contents of ships medicine chest, leather / glass / paper / string / elixir of vitriol, made in England and fitted by Keating & Co, London, England, 1836

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Summary

Physical Description

Medicine, "Elixir of Vitriol.", part of contents of ships medicine chest, leather/glass/paper, made in England and fitted by Keating & Co, London, England, 1836 Medicine, rectangular glass bottle, with short cylindrical neck, thick flared lip rim and glass stopper with faceted rectangular top. Stopper covered with chamois held down with string around bottle neck. Brown liquid in bottle

DIMENSIONS

Height

95 mm

Width

34 mm

Depth

40 mm

SOURCE

Acquisition Date

18 July 1983

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