Drug Jar
second half 17th century (made)
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Drug jar of tin-glazed earthenware. Decorated with stripes in manganese-purple and a chain pattern in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white. Underside unglazed except for a few spots of glaze.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white. Underside unglazed except for a few spots of glaze.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Drug jar of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated with geometric pattern, made in London, second half 17th century |
| Physical description | Drug jar of tin-glazed earthenware. Decorated with stripes in manganese-purple and a chain pattern in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white. Underside unglazed except for a few spots of glaze. Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Excavated at a depth of fourteen feet at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn Street, London. Given by W. J. Jarvis to the Museum of Practical Geology in 1874. Transferred, 1901. Exhibited: M.P.G. 1876, Y. 10. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Other number | J7. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4698-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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