Pharmacy storage jar

Made:: 1830-1860 in Staffordshire

maker:: Samuel Alcock and Company

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Pharmacy storage jar, ornate gilt earthenware, used for tamarind, English, 1830-1860

Details

Category:: Medical Ceramic-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A637603

Materials:: earthenware, fine grained

Measurements:: with lid: height 328 mm
diameter 205 mm

type:: storage jars

credit:: Bennison, W.

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