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Object type

tool for the human body > medicine container

Materials

wood, glass

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

Wooden box containing nine medicine flasks.
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of Memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.

Place of production

Western Europe

Original owner

Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)

Date of acquisition

1954-08-18

Dimensions

21,8 cm x 8,3 cm x 2,8 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.36




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