Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample, sample of licquorice root contained in a glass jar
Sample of licquorice root imported through the London docks from Asia. Liquorice is used widely as a flavouring, and the extract from the root is also used medicinally in the treatment of hepatitis, stomach and duodenal ulcers and bowel disease.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/103
- Object name:
- sample, sample of licquorice root contained in a glass jar
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
glass, paper, licquorice root
- Measurements/duration:
- H 125 mm, DM 45 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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