Scarce and Beautiful Early -Mid 19th Century Treen Apothecary Pill Silverer colorful pigment The second of two of

The second of two of these I found together

9 3/4" x 7 5/8""

and some paint loss to the top of the chest

brilliantly wrapped tight between notches carved into the sides of the frame

Scarce and Beautiful Early -Mid 19th Century Treen Apothecary Pill Silverer colorful pigment The second of two ofA very happy find amid a week of searching but not finding a whole lot, this is an early mid 19th century pill silverer. I didn't know its function when I found it, but have learned that these were used by apothecaries, for the purpose of "silvering" pills: they would moisturize pills with acacia and then put them inside one of these, with silver leaf inside, gently rolling the pills around to coat them and make them ready for storage in a bottle. And