Collection

Earthenware pill tile

Made:
1671-1730 in London
Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed
Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed

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Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Earthenware pill tile, shield shaped, tin glazed, decorated with the arms of the Society of Apothecaries and the arms of the City of London, probably Lambeth, 1671-1730

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A104741
Materials:
earthenware (tin glazed)
type:
pill tiles
credit:
Sotheby's

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