Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique cartds this would be great hung

this would be great hung on the wall

though still plenty bright and cheerful

on both ends in most cases

I've included an image of the Hodges card in photos for reference

Sold as the set of 4

Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique cartds this would be great hungContinuing 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,