Museum information sheet looks at history of display glassware
An image from the new information sheet, showing a selection of
display
glassware from the 1882 wholesale catalogue of S. Maw, Son & Thompson |
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's museum has produced an information sheet on display glassware. It is the 15th sheet in its series on the history of preparation of medicines.
The new sheet looks at the history of carboys, specie jars and other
display items used in pharmacy windows or on counter-tops. It includes
illustrations from early trade catalogues and other images.
Briony Hudson, keeper of the museum collections, said: “The Society’s
museum has a good collection of display glassware including many magnificent
carboys and specie jars. This sheet gives us the opportunity to explain
a little of their history and their development from practical origins
to display purposes.”
In addition to the 15 information sheets on the preparation of medicines,
the museum has published four sheets on aspects of the Society’s
history. All are illustrated, and many of the illustrations are based
on images available as postcards from the museum.
All the information sheets are available from the museum office (tel
020 7572 2210; e-mail museum@rpsgb.org) or can be downloaded from the “services” page
of the museum section of the Society’s
website.
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The
Pharmaceutical Journal