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Oil on canvas, 120 x 115 cm

This work was painted in the 1990s and, like the artist's other abstract or semi-abstract works, draws inspiration from his interpretation of the Scottish landscape.

Artist: Philip G. Duthie

A cylindrical bottle with a wooden stopper containing Nux Vomica, prepared by a homeopathic chemist Joseph James, Promenade Place, Cheltenham, who had worked for Arthur Guinness M.D. and undertook the company and changed the name to Joseph James…

A small cylindrical medicine vial with screw top lid labelled ‘Nitro-Glycerin Comp.’. The vial is filled with a number of greyish pills that, according to the label, consist of Nitro-Glycerin 1-100 gr., Tr. Digitalis 2 min., Tr. Strophanthus 2…

Mistura Antifebrifuge, labelled by Sir Stuart Threipland in his medicine chest as ‘Mis. Antifeb’. Mistura antifebrifuge was a mixture effective against fevers which often worked by reducing the body temperature. It is unclear which ingredients…

Spatula with rounded metal blade and wooden handle, paint evident on object. No label.

Cylindrical metal bar, end is squared and sits at an angle to the main stem. Label attached but no discernable information other than date.

Long metal bar with tapered blunt end.

Piece of iron bar and a piece of wooden cane. Label reads 'Police office Edinburgh 19th May 1868. The piece of iron and piece of stick referred to the case of Clementina Cameron found in the house of Benjamin Smith'. Signed Peter Malony and Charles…

Long metal bar tapered to a blunt point on one end and is more curved and ornate on the other end. Imprint on bar reads 'Dunlop made in England'. No label.

Blunt metal head on medium length wooden handle. Label in pieces but date of 13th July can be identified, no other information.