An early small delftware dry drug or pill jar c.1680

An early small delftware dry drug or pill jar c.1680, painted in blue with an angel with outstretched wings above a banner inscribed 'T.ALB.RHAS', a chip to the inside rim, 10cm high.

Trochisi Albi Rhasis were lozenges made from ingredients including white lead. They could be dissolved in white wine or rose-water to make an eyewash. They could also be used to treat gonorrhoea.