Jump to content

File:Pill tile, England, 1617-1700 Wellcome L0058614.jpg

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file (2,832 × 3,844 pixels, file size: 966 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Pill tile, England, 1617-1700
Title
Pill tile, England, 1617-1700
Description

Pills and ointments would have been mixed and made on this pill tile. Drug pills were cut from large long rolls which had often been mixed with a sugar solution or liquorice. These cut sections could then be rolled into a roughly spherical shape. When other methods of pill making were introduced, such tiles were often then used for decoration and advertising.

The coat of arms of The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of England – which came into being in 1617 – is painted on to the surface showing that the original owner was a member of the society. In it, Apollo, the Greek god of light, music and healing, is surrounded by two unicorns and a rhinoceros. The motto translates from Latin as “And I am called throughout the world the bringer of aid”. Below this the coat of arms of the City of London can be seen.

maker: Unknown maker

Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Wellcome Images
Keywords: pill tile; Pharmacy

Credit line

This file comes from Wellcome Images, a website operated by Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom. Refer to Wellcome blog post (archive).
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

References
  • Library reference: Science Museum A641531
  • Photo number: L0058614
Source/Photographer

https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/85/5b/be7d1337f77e89cbbc8eac4b14c6.jpg

Licensing

w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current14:44, 17 October 2014Thumbnail for version as of 14:44, 17 October 20142,832 × 3,844 (966 KB)=={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = Pill tile, England, 1617-1700 |description = Pills and ointments would have been mixed and made on this pill tile. Drug pills were cut from large lo...

The following page uses this file:

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata