Tin-glazed earthenware pill tile

Made:
1671-1730

Tin-glazed earthenware pill tile, shield-shape, decorated in blue with the arms of the Society of Apothecaries, English, late 17th to early 18th century

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A643593
Materials:
earthenware (tin-glazed)
type:
pill tiles
credit:
Tufnell, O.J.