A Late Nineteenth Century Engraved Silver Box sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and it is from these

and it is from these storage bottles that medicines would have been mixed

Circumference: 9

the poison bottle of slender cylindrical form etched with the makers name and complete with the original claret red label having a ruled ebony border almost wholly intact reading POISON

The ancient world used blown glass and alabaster whilst the Victorians favoured silver topped glass bottles such as this very example

Length: 4 inches

A Late Nineteenth Century Engraved Silver Box sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and it is from theseAn engaging and personal little silver treasure, of rectangular form, engraved all over with vines, leaves and scrolls. At the centre of one side is a cartouche engraved with the monogram "J E A". The case has spring loaded hinges and is opened by a button at the top. Around the button is a metal loop for attaching to a chain, which is hallmarked with a lion, indicating sterling silver. There is no date or maker's mark found on the box. Similar in