Antique Victorian Ceramic Medicine Measure

Antique Victorian Ceramic Medicine Measure – “1 DR. A Teaspoonful” c.1870s ⚕️

A fascinating little survivor from the days of the Victorian chemist – an antique ceramic medicine dose measure, dating to the late 19th century.

Printed on the front in black lettering:

“1 DR.
TO LOWER RIM
(A TEASPOONFUL)”

The small cup was designed to measure one fluid drachm of medicine to the lower rim, traditionally regarded as a teaspoonful. Examples of this particular form are documented in English pharmaceutical collections from around the 1870s.

Measures approx. 4 cm high
⚕️ Original pharmaceutical dosage inscription
“1 DR. – To Lower Rim – A Teaspoonful”
Cream/white glazed ceramic construction
Late 19th-century pharmaceutical collectable
Wonderful little display piece for a collection of antique chemist, medical or apothecary items
Considerable age-related glaze crazing, staining and surface wear, all clearly visible in the photographs

Suggested price: €45

Small enough to lose in a drawer – interesting enough that you really shouldn’t

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