Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique nid noddy This pine needle basket tray

This pine needle basket tray

including pieces made with real scarabs

also widely known for figurative pottery

Descroches and is dated November 21

Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique nid noddy This pine needle basket trayContinuing the language theme connecting many of today's listings, what a terrific pair of words is Baccae Lauri, hand painted in black against cream on this lovely 19th century Apothecary tin. The tin would have once held laurel berries, used since ancient times as astringents, stimulants, and stomachics; applied to insect bites and stings and scalp eruptions(!), and used to treat rheumatism. I love the phrase's associations with higher learning,