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Portable pharmacy
    • Setting:
      Room XVII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      Tuscany
    • Date:
      18th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood, leather, crystal, silver
    • Dimensions:
      350x100x150 mm
    • Inventory:
      3820
    • Portable pharmacy (Inv. 3820)

Tuscan-made portable pharmacy consisting of a box covered in red morocco with gold tooling. Contains a set of small items: crystal bottles with caps and silver trimmings, a drinking glass, a funnel, and a wooden spoon. The base has a small secret compartment and the inside of the lid carries the original mirror. There is a gold-plated key. The box is adorned with brass plates and studs.