Salt glazed stoneware drug dispensing pot

Made:
1830-1906 in Bristol

Salt glazed stoneware drug dispensing pot, by Powell, from Godfrey and Cooke, made in Bristol, 1830-1906

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A637721
Materials:
pot, stoneware (salt glazed) and lid, metal
Measurements:
height 78 mm
diameter 75 mm
type:
dispensing pots

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