Two early 1800s whitewood drizzling pots, still retaining their original labels gold and silver.
These little lidded pots were used to store valuable gold and silver thread.
 
Drizzling was popular in the late 1700s and was a hobby built around carefully removing valuable gold & silver threads from old textiles,  tassels, military uniforms, brocade dresses & tapestries, so as to not waste the thread, and then selling the threads.
 Drizzling wasn’t just for women; Prince Leopold was known to partake in this hobby.Well-to-do young ladies and gentlemen engaged in drizzling as a social pastime. Once separated, the precious metal threads were melted down and sold back to local goldsmiths or jewellers for cash. The gold and silver needed to be kept separate.
These little pots measure 2.5cm h x 2.5cm w.