University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1991.3.1
Description
Brown-stained drawer front, other sides are unfinished wood; fronts labelled with incised Chinese characters in six rows; recessed metal pull attached with four screws; traces of gilding on incised characters; contents from translation of Chinese characters are from left to right: Selaginella tamar…
Brown-stained drawer front, other sides are unfinished wood; fronts labelled with incised Chinese characters in six rows; recessed metal pull attached with four screws; traces of gilding on incised characters; contents from translation of Chinese characters are from left to right: Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring; Biota orientalis (L.) Endl.; Sepia esculenta Hoyle.; Cirsium japonicum DC. / Cirsium segetum Bge.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Joan Bacon.
Drawer front has rows of incised Chinese characters.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-Q1-1 Box 1
Length
13.2 cm
Width
30.5 cm
Depth
1.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Black flakes from adhesive; remains of adhesive on underside; metal pull is dull.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Translator: Zhuohan Hu (M.Sci. M.D. PhD.)
Research Facts
The donor bought the drawers, of which these are the fronts, from a Chinese apothecary shop in Malacca; they were brought to Canada and used to decorate the walls of a bathroom, hence the adhesive remaining on the reverse sides.