Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique wooden hand mirror 10 7/8" tall x 2

10 7/8" tall x 2 11/16" wide and deep and in very good condition

It remains super sturdy on its three smooth peg legs

but no flaws at all that I can see

then meticulously cut out (the backs are nearly as good as the fronts)

The text that once ran along the bottom

Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique wooden hand mirror 10 7/8" tall x 2Continuing 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,