A rectangular earthenware box with a close-fitting lid, glazed inside and out so that damp cannot creep through the wall. Where a wooden box would swell, warp, or admit weevils, a glazed ceramic one keeps salt dry and spices potent, which is why apothecaries and cooks buy them despite the weight and the fragility. The lid usually seats on a shallow rebate and is not hinged.
Box, ceramic, lidded, 12 x 8 x 6 in
Lidded earthenware box for dry goods kept away from damp and vermin.