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As the apothecary serves a crowd of eager customers we can see his assistant Death using the mortar behind a curtain to mix poison. From Rowlandson’s Death and the apothecary - part of the exhibition at )

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2022-08-03

[1/3]The are here! Do you know anything about snail water? In 1703, the Hospital appointed royal physician Richard Mead. He regularly published herbal preparations, including Snail Water for venereal disease. Portrait

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2020-06-01

As part of the collection, we can finally reveal our curator's A-Z of Herbs used at Old St Thomas' Hospital! We will be sharing one herb per week, but if you cannot wait,you can start checking out our here 👉
https://t.co/fFK6p6fzOk

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2020-04-29

Interested in exploring Visiting & ?
Join us with for talks, collections sessions & tours on 1-3 July
3 day course (£240, £140 for students), or opt in for single days.
https://t.co/FI6E2vwbSK…/

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2019-05-20

2018 marks the 400th anniversary of the 1st London Pharmacopoeia. Looking forward to sharing much more with you in our 51st year! (credit: British Museum 1895,1031.291)

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2018-01-01