A gallipot is a small jar, traditionally of glazed earthenware, used by apothecaries for holding ointment or medicine. [1] In the 21st century gallipots are available in plastic: a sales catalogue describes one with a 60ml capacity as "For general use, surgical procedures, and other medical uses; Useful for holding medicines or ointments". [2] Another supplier offers both single-use and reusable gallipots of 60ml and 280ml. [3]
The term, recorded from the 15th century, may derive from the idea of pots originally imported in galleys, [4] and has also been used for small pots used for other purposes - such as preparing an individual portion of custard [5] or melting wax while making fishing flies. [6]
The 16th-century Gallipot Inn in Hartfield, Sussex, England, is said to take its name "from the small glazed earthenware pots made to contain medicines and ointments that were once produced on-site". [7]
Gallipots in a variety of shapes are held in several museums.
We take a small gallipot and butter it inside
To dissolve the wax, put a small piece in a gallipot ... then put the gallipot in a cup of warm water
A gallipot is a small jar, traditionally of glazed earthenware, used by apothecaries for holding ointment or medicine. [1] In the 21st century gallipots are available in plastic: a sales catalogue describes one with a 60ml capacity as "For general use, surgical procedures, and other medical uses; Useful for holding medicines or ointments". [2] Another supplier offers both single-use and reusable gallipots of 60ml and 280ml. [3]
The term, recorded from the 15th century, may derive from the idea of pots originally imported in galleys, [4] and has also been used for small pots used for other purposes - such as preparing an individual portion of custard [5] or melting wax while making fishing flies. [6]
The 16th-century Gallipot Inn in Hartfield, Sussex, England, is said to take its name "from the small glazed earthenware pots made to contain medicines and ointments that were once produced on-site". [7]
Gallipots in a variety of shapes are held in several museums.
We take a small gallipot and butter it inside
To dissolve the wax, put a small piece in a gallipot ... then put the gallipot in a cup of warm water