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Pill tile with four short legs

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1800

Barber's shaving bowl, Netherlands, 1701-1750

Public Health & Hygiene

1701-1750

Dispensing pot, London, England, 1800-1820

Medical Ceramic-ware

1800-1820

Pharmacy storage jar, England, 1601-1651

Medical Ceramic-ware

1601-1651

Albarello jar, or vase, earthenware, tin-glazed, for opium poppy seeds, or magnesium sulphate, unsigned, Spain, 1700-1799

Albarello jar, for poppy seeds

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800

Earthenware tile, tin glazed and decorated in blue, white and yellow with bee emblem of Pope Urban VIII, (b.1568; pope 1623-1644), said to be from his bathroom, possibly Italian.

Tin-glazed Polychrome Earthenware Tile, 1568-1744

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1568-1644

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, used for simple ointment, Dutch, 1751-1800

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, used for simple o

Medical Ceramic-ware

1751-1800

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, peacock motif, used for cnicus benedictus electuary, with brass lid, Delft Greek A factory, Dutch, 1759-1765

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, peacock motif, us

Medical Ceramic-ware

1759-1765

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, with foot, with metal lid, yellow decoration, possibly French, 17th or 18th century

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, with foot, with m

Medical Ceramic-ware

1601-1800

Syrup jar, tin glazed earthenware, peacock feather motif, used for opium syrup, inscription "SYr:MECON". 185 mm x 143 mm diameter, 797g. Unknown maker, English, 1720-1750.

Syrup jar for poppy syrup

Medical Ceramic-ware

1720-1750

Earthenware lid from a teapot, Chinese

Lid from teapot

Asian Medicine

Albarello, earthenware, tin glazed, for mercuric nitrate ointment, Spanish, 18th century

Albarello, earthenware, tin glazed, for mercuric n

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800

Albarello, earthenware, tin-glazed, for paeony seeds, Spanish, 18th century

Albarello, earthenware, tin-glazed, for paeony see

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, used for gum elemi linguent, Dutch, 1751-1800

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar, used for gum elem

Medical Ceramic-ware

1751-1800

Albarello, earthenware, tin glazed, for myrrh resin, Spanish, 18th century

Albarello, earthenware, tin glazed, for myrrh resi

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800