Drug Jar
1520-40 (made)
| Place of origin |
Slightly waisted cylindrical jar, constricted above the base and below the rim. White, tin-glazed exterior, painted in colours with floral motifs and a scroll with inscription.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Drug jar, buff earthenware, tin-glazed painted in colours. Netherlands, Antwerp, 1520-40 |
| Physical description | Slightly waisted cylindrical jar, constricted above the base and below the rim. White, tin-glazed exterior, painted in colours with floral motifs and a scroll with inscription. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | U populion (Unguentum populion is an ointment based on poplar buds, used for wounds and ulcers.)
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| Object history | Purchased by the Museum at the W. Ridout sale at Christie's 13/12/1938, Lot 185/3 Formerly W. Ridout Collection |
| Bibliographic reference | Drey, R. Apothecary Jars: pharmaceutical pottery and porcelain in Europe and the East 1150-1850. London, 1978, p. 116-117, Pl 59A |
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| Accession number | C.302-1938 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2009 |
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