'The Root China' Size:L: 90 x 60cm Bridewell Prison in Tothill Fields

Bridewell Prison in Tothill Fields (also known as Tothill Fields Prison)

Carole Fletcher

Ian Dury poster

Figures are seen looking at the display cabinets full of objects

'The Root China' Size:L: 90 x 60cm Bridewell Prison in Tothill FieldsBotanical study of 'The Root China' (Ginseng), with mountains and a settlement visible in the background. The accompanying text states that the plant is used in the treatment of 'Spanish pox' and gout. Plate from the book An embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618 1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China