Empty transparent cylindrical aqua-tinted bottle, tapered at neck with uneven bottle lip and without stopper; tan paper label with manufacturer's logo, the product's name, the manufacturer's name and address, imagery of a skull and crossbones denoting that the product is poisonous.
Empty transparent cylindrical aqua-tinted bottle, tapered at neck with uneven bottle lip and without stopper; tan paper label with manufacturer's logo, the product's name, the manufacturer's name and address, imagery of a skull and crossbones denoting that the product is poisonous.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Printed on label: "LAUDANUM. // POISON. // BROWN & WEBB. // HALIFAX, N. S. // N D // C Co"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-7
Temporary Location
On exhibit “Selling Hope: A History of the Medical Marketplace” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
Dimension Notes
Length 20.8 cm x Diam. 7.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Label has yellowed and shows minor wear along edges with surface grim
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
Reference Comments
Refer to 014.002.040
Research Facts
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight (the equivalent of 1% morphine). Reddish-brown and extremely bitter, laudanum contains almost all of the opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine.
Separate label "N D // C Co" is for the National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada.