Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The inside surfaces also have a coating of the silver left from when it was last used to coat the pills.
This one measures 8.3cm h x 5.8cm w approx.
Pill silverers were used once the pills had been formed and dried, they were dampened with mucilage of accia and mixed with silver leaf. The spherical pill silverer was then shaken in a rotary movement until all the pills were coated in silver. c1860
Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items
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Antique Boxwood Pill Silverer - Treen
