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Portable pharmacy
    • Setting:
      Room XVIII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      late 18th cent. - early 19th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood
    • Dimensions:
      470x250x370 mm
    • Inventory:
      3814
    • Portable pharmacy (Inv. 3814)

This portable pharmacy dates from the second half of the eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. It consists of a small wooden trunk with iron trimmings, complete with a key. There are drawers and doors on the sides. The inside of the lid is decorated. The trunk contains small bottles and metal boxes, as well as minerals and small envelopes filled with various preparations and substances.