Mahogany medicine chest with brass fittings, circa 1840

Item Info

Title:
Mahogany medicine chest with brass fittings, circa 1840
Date:
1840s
Description:
Contents: glass stoppered bottles (some with labels), brass balance and weights, mortar and pestle, graduate, miscellaneous instruments. Includes a key.
Format:
Digital Collection:
History of Medicine Artifacts
Source Collection:
History of Medicine artifacts collection, 1550-1980s
Series:
George D. Wilbanks Collection Artifacts, approximately 1750-1952
Provenance:
The History of Medicine artifacts collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • hwilba0017
  • ref914_jky
  • homartifacts
  • duke:308629
  • homst54017
  • ark:/87924/r4mw28q5h
  • 7bdcb494-6717-4816-bc93-bf4acbabce37
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4mw28q5h
Sponsor:
Adopted by Harsha Murthy T'81 in memory of M.S.N. Murthy, M.D.