The Savory & Moore Pharmacy

Maker
Savory & Moore (estab. 1806, closed 1992)
Date
Circa 1849
 Description
The University of Melbourne was presented with a major donation by the Wellcome Trust: the fixtures and furniture of the Savory and Moore Pharmacy formerly of 29 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square, London, which was originally opened in 1849. It supplied the needs of the residents of Belgrave Square and of Buckingham Palace nearby. The pharmacy's interior was re-erected in the Medical History Museum for permanent display in its original form in 1971. The majority of the jars, bottles come from Palmer's Pharmacy, Ballarat, most with their contents of the period 1870 to 1890. It also includes pre-1920 drugs manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome and other firms.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1849
Medium
wood, glass, metal, paint, gilt
Measurements
250.0 x 196.0 x 1008.0 cm
Accession Number
MHM07117
Credit line
Gift of the Wellcome Trust, London 1971
Inscriptions
name/inscriptions ▫ painted in gilt with pink and pale pink letter shadows: 'SAVORY & MOORE/TO THE QUEEN H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES/AND THE KING OF THE BELGIANS./and at 143, NEW BOND ST.' ▫ signage
name/inscriptions ▫ painted in gilt ▫ drawer labels
Object Type
architectural elements
Named Collection
Savory & Moore Pharmacy
Medical History Museum Category
Pharmaceutical History
Museum
Medical History Museum

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