{"product_id":"dr-roberts-poor-mans-friend-ointment-pot","title":"Dr. Roberts Poor Man’s Friend Ointment Pot","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eVictorian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eCirca 1834–1903 | England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eAn antique blue and white transfer printed Victorian Dr. Roberts Poor Man’s Friend ointment pot from the nineteenth century by the successors to Dr. Roberts, Beach \u0026amp; Barnicott (see The Gen). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS: \u003c\/span\u003eHeight 4.2 cm, Width 4.7 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eSIGNATURES, MARKINGS \u0026amp; INSCRIPTIONS: \u003c\/span\u003eUnmarked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e In very good condition, with wear commensurate with antique age and use of such a piece. The pot has a chunky feel to it. Shallow flake under heel. There is some staining and discoloured crazing. These all add to the history of the piece and wonder of the stories it could tell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eREFERENCES: For \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk\/objects\/co79973\/dispensing-pot-for-poor-mans-friend-england-1860-1885-dispensing-pot\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ean example of a similar pot\u003c\/a\u003e see Science Museum Group.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eTHE GEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e“Dr Roberts was an experimental chemist who studied the influence of herbs and minerals on the human body. In about 1788 he established a shop in Bridport, Dorset, where he prepared a famous ointment under the title ‘The Poor Man’s Friend’, claimed to cure ulcers, cuts, bruises, scalds, corns, pimples and many other ailments. It was soon sold all over Britain and also by 1830 in Canada and the U.S.A. Dr Roberts died in 1834 and the business was taken over by Beach \u0026amp; Barnicott. The shop still exists but is no longer a chemist.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780–1880\u003c\/i\u003e, A.W. Coysh \u0026amp; R.K. Henrywood, Antique Collectors Club, 1982, p. 160)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgegen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067249983530,"sku":null,"price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8478\/5962\/files\/Georgegen-TheKitchen-Dr-Roberts-Ointment-Pot-Chunky-07.jpg?v=1753766298","url":"https:\/\/www.georgegen.com.au\/products\/dr-roberts-poor-mans-friend-ointment-pot","provider":"Georgegen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}