Collection

Two pillars

Made:
1500-1700

Two pillars, caryatid form, carved oak, probably from a pharmacy, 16th-17th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158050
Materials:
whole, oak and suspension loops, metal, later additions
type:
pillars
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley

Parts

Carved decorative pillar

Carved decorative pillar

Carved oak wooden pillar, in the form a of figure with shoulder length hair and a moustache, probably from a pharmacy, 1501-1700

Materials:
oak
Object Number:
A158050/1
type:
pillar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Carved decorative pillar

Carved decorative pillar

Carved oak wooden pillar, in the form a of figure with shoulder length hair and hands held together, probably from a pharmacy, 1501-1700

Materials:
oak
Object Number:
A158050/2
type:
pillar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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