Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique wooden hand mirror with all of the wire

with all of the wire still well attached

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

I am listing them as a set

and what appears to be real blonde hair

Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique wooden hand mirror with all of the wireContinuing 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,