Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique nid noddy including pieces made with real

including pieces made with real scarabs

A great gift for your favorite gardener

I believe this postcard is British

which are part of what I think makes pieces like this great

This pine needle basket tray

Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique nid noddy including pieces made with realContinuing 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,