Glass Shop Rounds, 1700s

Description

These Bohemian glass shop rounds with painted labels were possibly made in Germany or Bohemia (today much of the Czech Republic) in the 1700s.
Their contents labels reveal they stored the following medicinal preparations:
• ‘OL: ASCHIAE’ – Oleum Aschiae or Oil of Grayling (a fish of the salmon family, Salmo thymallus). Used for the treatment of scaly skin.
• ‘AQUA HYSOPI’ – Hyssop Water.
Used as an expectorant (to promote the secretion of bronchial mucus) and used to treat coughs and chest complaints.
• ‘CONCHAE PRAEPAR:’ – Conchae Praeparatae or Prepared Shell

Fact

Glass shop rounds grew in popularity in the 1700s and were used for storing preparations alongside ceramic containers.