Apothecary Drawers and Amber Bottles

Apothecaries kept their remedies in brown glass for a practical reason. Amber glass blocks much of the light that can spoil medicines and dried plants. This apothecary jigsaw puzzle is set at an old wooden counter, where dried herbs wait to be weighed on a brass balance. The word itself comes from the Greek for storehouse, which suits a wall of drawers like this one.