Pill Case
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Dr. Robert Usher
Mediumleather
DimensionsComponent (height x diameter of glass bottles): 2 3/4 × 1/2in. (7 × 1.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (overall length x width of closed case): 11 3/4 × 4 1/2in. (29.8 × 11.4cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. Nelson S. Bigelow
Object number1969.28.0
DescriptionPill case designed for use in a saddlebag. There are spaces for nine pill containers. It has six, glass pill containers remaining, five labeled. Bottles labeled as Triosteum Perfoliatum (Feverwort), Sepiae Succus, Kali Nitricum (Nitrate of Potassium), Silicea (Silica Dioxide), and Lycopodium (Clubmoss). This was used by Dr. Robert Usher of Westchester. Has a portion of a belt to be used to attach to the saddlebag.
Status
Not on view
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
c. 1870
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
