Two stoneware ointment pots

Made:: 1871-1900 in Scotland

maker:: T & H Smith

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Two 20 ounce stoneware ointment pots, containing carbolic acid, possibly used in the Lister Ward, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, late 19th century. Inscription indicates manufactured by T & H Smith, Edinburgh.

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Category:: Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

Object Number:: 1980-270

Materials:: ceramic, paper and string

Measurements:: overall: 118 mm 108 mm, .95kg

type:: ointment pot and carbolic acid

credit:: Hunterian Museum

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