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Object:Medicine chest, probably Dutch or German, c.1820-50


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Oak chest with a hinged lid, swivel front and iron fittings with lock and key. The chest contains eleven bottles, four pewter containers and scales. Some wealthy people had their own medicine chests, including all the necessary dispensing equipment.

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