Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Pillbox |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01016h |
Description |
Small round paper box with lid printed, "Meade & Baker / Apothecaries / Richmond, / VA.", and handwritten at the top, "19.48", containing a few brownish pellets of morphine, mixed with sugar and wax. |
Dimensions |
H-1 Dia-1.5 inches |
Owned |
Obadiah Jennings Wise |
Owner Regiment |
46th Virginia Infantry, Co. A, "Richmond Light Infantry Blues" (RLIB) |
Event |
Battle of Roanoke Island |
Provenance |
Small medicine box found in haversack which belonged to Obadiah Jennings Wise, Captain, Co. A, 46th Virginia Infantry. Testing shows the contents are morphine pills. Active ingredient is morphine; additional ingredients are beeswax (for shaping into pills) and sugar (for taste). [Mass spectrometry testing done August 1, 2012, with a DART , or Direct Analysis in Real Time, machine at Virginia Commonwealth University. See file for additional information on testing contents to identify substance.] |
People |
Wise, Obadiah Jennings |
Search Terms |
Battle of Roanoke Island |
Subjects |
Medical equipment & supplies Medical care Medicines |