1258 – Herb

Physical description:

19 dried plant tubers - roughly elipse-shaped and with a distinct point at one end; dark brown with lighter speckles and ridges; labelled 'Tubera Jalap'.

Museum classification:

Herbs and Healing

Size:

110 x 30 x 25 (largest)

Information:

From the Monica Britton Collection, Bristol.

Not all catalogued individually

16 x large and 16 small in store box 90, 105 large jars in herbs and healing, 8 in Joan's cottage, 40 small jars in herbs and healing and Joan's cottage

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Root

From the Monica Britton Collection, Bristol.

Not all catalogued individually

16 x large and 16 small in store box 90, 105 large jars in herbs and healing, 8 in Joan's cottage, 40 small jars in herbs and healing and Joan's cottage

1261 – Herb

Semi-transparent golden coloured strands of Agar-agar (derived from seaweed), in small glass jar with silver lid. Paper label reads, 'Bristol Royal Infirmary. Agar-Agar.'

1262 – Herb

Cinnamon sticks in small glass jar with silver lid. Paper label reads, 'Bristol Royal Infirmary. Cinnamon Bark.'

1263 – Dye

Reddish-black granules of Cochineal (in fact the dried bodies of the Cochineal insect) in jar. Label reads 'B.R.I. Cochineal' (B.R.I. is presumably Bristol Royal Infirmary).