Pill slab

Dateca. 1720

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 10 5/8"; W: 9 3/4"; Thick: 11/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1965-205

DescriptionRectangular slab with canted corners and 2 pierced holes at top. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with the full arms of the Company of Apothecaries, including crest, supporters, motto, and mantling, and an oval shield with the arms of the City of London.
Label TextAlthough pill slabs with the coat of arms of the Company of Apothecaries are recorded in several shapes, such as a shield and a heart, rectangular examples with canted corners like this appear to be the most common. Octagonal tiles like 1950-41 primarily date from the later eighteenth century. The arms of the City of London give this tile a definite London attribution.
InscribedFull arms of the Company of Apothecaries, including crest, supporters,
motto, and mantling, and an oval shield with the arms of the City of
London.
MarkingsNone.
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London