Huge Hand-Blown Glass Apothecary Show Globe with Teardrop Stopper, Circa 1880's-1890's

Tall hand-blown clear glass apothecary show globe with a bulbous body and an elongated teardrop stopper. Shows light wear, damage to base but displays nicely.

Apothecary show globes are large, hand-blown glass vessels filled with vividly colored liquids that served as iconic, glowing trade emblems for pharmacies primarily across English-speaking countries from the 17th century through the early 20th century.  In an era characterized by widespread illiteracy and poorly lit, narrow city streets, the glowing, multi-tiered or suspended glass spheres acted as an unmistakable visual sign that a shop was an apothecary rather than a general merchant

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