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Apothecary's pill tile (© Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery)
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© Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

Apothecary's pill tile

Artist: attributed to Liverpool Pottery

Location: Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

Date: 1755 - 1765

Materials: tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions: 10 x 9 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £625 (Total: £2,500)

Vendor: Garry Atkins

Review number: 3748 (1992)

Provenance:
Drs.H.& C Brown, Chicago; Christie's 1967; Garry Atkins.

Description:
This Apothecary's pill tile or slab, is so called as it is completely flat on both sides and decorated with an amended version of the arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London.

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