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

type:: leech jars

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