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Apothecary chest

Apothecary chest
Object name 
Apothecary chest
Date 
1830-1880
Medium 
Wood, glass, ceramic, pewter, iron, paper
Dimensions 
Chest (INV.7863a): 10 1/2 x 14 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (26.7 x 37.1 x 29.5 cm) Part (INV.7863b pewter spoons): 7 x 2 1/2 in. (
Description 
Rectangular wooden medicine chest with flat, hinged lid, dovetailed corners, leather mounts on each side (handles missing), two hooks to close lid, and two drawers stacked on top of each other, with metal pulls and metal latch to prevent drawers from falling out; upper section of chest (above drawers) divided into compartments of various sizes containing cylindrical pewter apparatus with wooden handle, twelve colorless glass apothecary bottles blown in a mold with narrow mouth, rounded shoulders, square base with po