This pint-sized pewter infusion mug was crafted in late eighteenth or early nineteenth century in London, England by the partnership of Henry Carpenter & John M. Hamberger (PS26) for medicinal purposes. Such pots were used to alleve bronchial conjestion. Camphor and boiling water were added to the mug and, through a tube inserted into the opening on the center of the lid, a patient would breathe in the resulting fumes. Overall height: 5 1/4". Possibly an English-export piece; obtained in the U.S.
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