Turned wooden cylindrical herb box with circular lid

Turned wooden cylindrical herb box with circular lid

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Turned wooden cylindrical herb box with circular lid
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Turned wooden cylindrical herb box with circular lid, painted and inscribed, now empty, once contained basil seed, European, 1601 to 1800

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Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655509
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 159 mm
maximum: diameter 79 mm
type:
herb boxes