A rare English delftware ointment pot c.1775, of...
A rare English delftware ointment pot c.1775, of small cylindrical form with an everted rim, painted in manganese with ~The Queen~s Dentifrice~, 4.8cm high. Cf. R J Houghton & M R Priestley, Historical Guide to Delftware and Victorian Ointment Points, p.29, which details Joseph Hemet~s patent of Essence of Pearl Dentifrice to Queen Caroline.
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A rare English delftware ointment pot c.1775, of small cylindrical form with an everted rim, painted in manganese with ~The Queen~s Dentifrice~, 4.8cm high. Cf. R J Houghton & M R Priestley, Historical Guide to Delftware and Victorian Ointment Points, p.29, which details Joseph Hemet~s patent of Essence of Pearl Dentifrice to Queen Caroline.