Pharmacy jars

Wooden apothecary jars of rectangular shape with lids, designed for storage of dried medicinal plants. The jars are marked with paper labels with the Latin names of the plants - for example Herb. Absinth, Herb. Pulmonaria, Cort. Frangulae or Col. Patchouli. This type of packaging was mainly used in 19th and early 20th century pharmacies and drugstores, when emphasis was placed on hand craftsmanship and aesthetic uniformity of pharmacy equipment. The jars are made of wood with a patina of age, often with textile-reinforced corners, and have a typical appearance for the historicism to early functionalism period. As a film prop, they are well suited to the setting of a historic pharmacy, apothecary shop or old commercial interior from the turn of the 19th century.