Ceramic toothpaste pot lid
Description
White earthenware cylindrical pot lid for Commans of Bath areca nut toothpaste. This lid is from a pot of toothpaste made from Areca nuts, which are native to India. Areca nuts are used in Ayurvedic medicines and were also used in English toothpastes and powders. The nuts were used for their ability to clean teeth, freshen breath, strengthen gums and prevent tooth decay.
Object number
NOLMS:2009.048
Object
POT
Production date
1901 - 1930
Period
Early 20th Century
Material
Pottery
Technique
Wheel made (pottery)
Glazed
Glazed
Provenance
BRIGG
Find spot
Glebe Road
Inscription
"Recommended / by our first Dentists and / Physicians as the most / perfect DENTRIFRICE known / THE / ARECA NUT / TOOTH PASTE / PREPARED ONLY BY / COMMANS / BATH / The only Preparation that will prevent / Decay and remove the Tartar / without injury to the / Enamel / TO BE PROCURED OF ANY CHEMIST THROUGH THE WHOLESALE AGENTS / BARCLAY & SONS FARRINGDON ST LONDON
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