Pharmacy leech jar

Made:
1830-1860

Pharmacy leech jar, ornate gilt earthenware, probably Staffordshire, English, 1830-1860; [ with zinc lid from Shillcock's patent cage leech jar, English, 1866-1900]

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A637606
Materials:
earthenware, fine grained
Measurements:
no lid: height 221 mm
diameter 227 mm
type:
leech jars

Parts

Zinc lid from Shillcock's patent perforated cage leech jar

Zinc lid from Shillcock's patent perforated cage leech jar

Zinc lid from Shillcock's patent perforated cage leech jar, a cuckoo, English, 1866-1900

Measurements:
diameter 175 mm
height 22 mm
Materials:
zinc
Object Number:
A637606 Pt1
type:
leech jars
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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