Apothecary's pill tile

attributed to Liverpool Pottery

Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

1755 - 1765

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.

• Medium: tin-glazed earthenware
• Dimensions: 10 x 9 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £625 ( Total: £2,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: Garry Atkins

Provenance

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

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