Apothecary Chest

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Apothecary Chest

Entry/Object ID

72.266.2

Description

Apothecary chest painted blue with labels and decorative swags. Stenciled in dark blue and red on 18 drawers. Brass pulls. Starting from upper left corner, drawer # (1) Illegible / (2) SAL:NITRI.OPT / (3) FLOR:LAVEND / (4) RASS:SANT: RUB / (5) FOL:SENNOE. / (6) SEM:LINI: / (7) Illegible / (8) SEM:CARUI:OPT / (9) CERA: ALB / (10) GUM: ARABIC / (11) SAPO:CASTI:HIS / (12) GUM: BENFO / (13) GUM:TRAGAC / (14) Illegible / (15) RAD:SERP:S. / (16) Illegible / (17) Illegible / (18) GUM:GALBAN.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

22-5/8 in

Width

12 in

Length

62-5/8 in

Material

Pine, Brass