Glass specie jar ‘MAGNESIA.’, late 1800s

Description

Glass specie jar ‘MAGNESIA.’ with painted interior and gilded glass lid.

This jar, decorated with the coat of arms of the Pharmaceutical Society and inscribed ‘INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1843’, would have been displayed by pharmacists to promote their professional expertise to customers, through membership of the Pharmaceutical Society.

Fact

Although inscribed with names of pharmaceutical preparations, glass specie jars were purely for display purposes.
The design of the label was elaborate and painted on to the inside of the vessel.