Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample jar, squills sample
A sample of dried squills/scilla imported through the London docks from the eastern Mediterannean (Levant). A small crocus type plant, its bulbs have been used in medicine for centuries for treating coughs.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/293
- Object name:
- sample jar, squills sample
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
glass, paper, squills levant
- Measurements/duration:
- H 130 mm, D 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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