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Drug Jar

1705 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wet drug pot with spout and loop handle, 'SO' painted below handle, made in Italy, dated 1705, tin-glazed earthenware

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Wet drug pot with spout and loop handle, 'SO' painted below handle, made in Italy, dated 1705, tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.4cm
  • Diameter: 14.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SO' (Possibly a pharmacy mark. Painted below the handle.)
  • '1705' (Date painted on the bottom of the handle.)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Drug jar
Made in Italy dated 1705
Inscription: 'SO'
Tin-glazed earthenware

C.32-1982 Given by Miss Mary Boast
Credit line
Given by Miss Mary Boast
Production
1) Others of this set, distinguished by the SO or OS monogram, of more than one shape, were noticed by me in the Pharmacy setting exhibited at the Smithsonian, Washington, in 1987. These are administrated as part of the medical, not ceramic collections, J.V.G., Mallet 9/11/87.
Collection
Accession number
C.32-1982

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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