Ceramic pedestal pot for Singleton's Golden Eye Ointment
 Catalogue Number: 2402 Ceramic pedestal pot for Singleton's Golden Eye Ointment Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1890 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Lambeth, London Description Of Item: Glazed earthenware shallow pot on very short pedestal foot. Blue printed lettering 'Singletons Golden Eye Ointment'.Overall diameter:53mm Height:19mm Foot Diameter:24mm. Historical Significance: The ointment was placed on top of the pedestal and covered with a wax paper seal to preserve the ointment. These were distributed by the producers in a cardboard box. This product originated in 1596 as Dr Johnson's Golden Eye Ointment. The recipe was passed by successive inheritances through the Hind and then Singleton families. It has since passed to the Folgham and then Green families. The pedestal pots were first made specifically for Singleton's Eye Ointment in about 1804. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: Apr 2014 Condition: Very good but smears of excess blue ink Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 18 |