Apothecary / medicine box

Name/Title

Apothecary / medicine box

Entry/Object ID

2003.730.344L

Description

Apothecary medicine box. Dark wood with mother-of-pearl inlay on the upper lid, with a centered uninscribed brass name plate. Two metal hinges and brass keyhole. Key is missing. Interior of lid is lined with faded velvet fabric. Box contains medicines in glass vials, with hand-written numbers and titles.

Collection

20th-Century Fox Collection

Made/Created

Artist

20th Century Fox

Manufacturer

20th Century Fox

Date made

circa 2003

Lexicon

Search Terms

HMS Surprise

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Box, Apothecary

Material

Glass, Metal, Paper, Wood