M0011461: Original preparations of quinine by Pierre-Joseph Pelletier

Previous title, replaced April 2021: Original preparations by Pelletier.

Three vials of preparations of quinine acetate, quinine and quinine hydrochloride extracted from cinchona bark made by Pierre-Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Caventou, alongside two smaller bottles. All five bottles were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The three quinine preparations were accessioned in 1939 (accession numbers R1227/1939, R1226/1939 and R1232/1939) and are now held by the Science Museum (object number A182556, A182555 and A182561).

1950

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2021.

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