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Medicine chest
Mahogany medicine chest containing three square glass bottles (one modern) with stoppers. With key. Reinforced with brass plates at the corners, it has drop handles and a brass plate on the lid. the interior is divided into six compartments. Reputedly belonged to a naval surgeon serving in one of Nelson's ships at Trafalgar.
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Object details
| ID: | TOA0127 |
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| Collection: | Lifesaving and medical equipment |
| Type: | Medicine chest |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | early 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 240 x 350 x 230 mm |
| Parts: | Medicine chest |