M0011892: Photograph of five phials, typically used for medicines or balsams, comparing various time periods

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Glass phials of various periods.

Photograph of five small cylindrical glass bottles or phials, typically used for medicines or balsams, comparing Roman (top centre), possibly Medieval (left and right) and possibly 18th century Italian (centre). The phials were previously held by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, but are no longer held by Wellcome Collection.

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.