Earthenware pill tile

Made:: 1751-1800

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Earthenware pill tile, tin-glazed, octagonal
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Earthenware pill tile, tin-glazed, octagonal, decorated with the arms of the Society of Apothecaries, English, second half of the 18th century

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Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A89152

Materials:: earthenware (tin-glazed)

Measurements:: overall: 265 mm x 265 mm x 13 mm, 1.38 kg

type:: pill tiles

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Earthenware pill tile

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