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MIMM - Medical Instruments and Materia Medica
Reference Number
MIMM/2021-4-4
Title
Peruvian Bark Apothecary Jar
Date
1875-1925
Description
Clear glass apothecary jar, decorated and painted in ochre with a gold lid, labelled "Peruvian bark", dried bark of peruvian chincona trees, used to treat fevers like malaria.
Extent
2 parts
Dimensions
340mm x 145mm
Copyright
Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name
Apothecary-jar
Term
Malaria
Cinchona
Drug Packaging
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