The Grabowski Collection in the Kraków Museum of Pharmacy
The Grabowski Collection in the Kraków Museum of Pharmacy

Summary/Abstract: The article presents 23 antique pharmaceutical vessels from the Kraków’s Museum of Pharmacy. The whole collection consists of 83 vessels, which in 1976 were donated to the Museum by Bronisław Mateusz Grabowski, a pharmacist and an art collector. Apart from the information about the donor as well as the major types of majolica pharmaceutical vessels, the article presents the pictures of the selected vessels and their descriptions which are made up of such elements as the type of a vessel, its size, character of decoration, the place and time of origin and the explanation of the inscription (name of medicament, its composition and application).

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