Wooden herb box, with lid
- Made:
- 1601-1800
Oblong, wood herb box, with lid, originally painted green and gold, contained Dragon's Blood, now empty, probably Italian, 1601-1800. Dragon's Blood is a resinous exudation formed on fruit of climbing palms of genus Daemonorops
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655124
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- herb box
