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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. Click to enlarge.

Bottle of 'Elixir of Vitriol' from medicine chest

Made
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

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Summary

Object No.

A9245-4

Object Statement

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

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

Marks

Paper label adhered to front with back printed lettering "ELIXIR OF VITRIOL.".

Dimensions

Height

95 mm

Width

34 mm

Depth

40 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Bottle of 'Elixir of Vitriol' from medicine chest 2021, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 May 2023, <https://ma.as/203484>

Wikipedia

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