Pill box
(c. 1910)
Medium
cardboard, paper, ink, cotton, glass
Measurements
11.0 cm (circumference) 2.5 cm (height)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Betty Perrin, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
label, on top of lid, printed navy blue on white paper: THE FAMILY APERENT / OR / ANTIBILLIOUS / PILLS. / Dose - two or three occassionally / J. MCBURNEY / chemist / KILMORE
Accession Number
D227B-1976
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
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