English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd May 2018
Lot 257
An early small delftware dry drug or pill jar c.1680
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £2400
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Description
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.