Ointment Pot

Date1775-1800

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsD: 1 11/16"; H: 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-285

DescriptionVery shallow small pot on cylindrical base. Whitish tin glaze, no color decoration.
Label TextPots of this form and size inscribed with the names of late eighteenth-century apothecaries are believed to have been made in Vauxhall. Designed to hold eye ointment, they are less than an ounce in capacity.

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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London