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Dispensing pot for powdered quinine, Italy, 1801-1830 |
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The Latin inscription in full painted on the front is Polvere China China, meaning “Quinine powder”. Quinine is used for pain relief and to prevent fevers and for a long time was the primary treatment for malaria. The earthenware dispensing pot has a lid to protect its contents and would have been used in a pharmacy to store or sell the powder. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Liguria, Italy Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057459 Dispensing pot for powdered quinine, Italy, 1801-1830 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057459 Dispensing pot for powdered quinine, Italy, 1801-1830 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0057459 Dispensing pot for powdered quinine, Italy, 1801-1830
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org The Latin inscription in full painted on the front is Polvere China China, meaning “Quinine powder”. Quinine is used for pain relief and to prevent fevers and for a long time was the primary treatment for malaria. The earthenware dispensing pot has a lid to protect its contents and would have been used in a pharmacy to store or sell the powder. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Liguria, Italy made: 1801-1830 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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