Drug Jar

ca. 1665-1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One side is painted in blue with a strapwork cartouche inscribed E:EPVLM:VUL surmounted by a formal motif and flanked by a flower or tassel hanging upwards and a fleur-de-lys below with hanging tassels and festoons beneath.
Body colour: Reddish buff.
Glaze: White, much crazed. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue
Brief description
Drug jar decorated with depictions of a fleur-de-lys, tassels and an inscription
Physical description
One side is painted in blue with a strapwork cartouche inscribed E:EPVLM:VUL surmounted by a formal motif and flanked by a flower or tassel hanging upwards and a fleur-de-lys below with hanging tassels and festoons beneath.
Body colour: Reddish buff.
Glaze: White, much crazed. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.4cm
  • Diameter: 15.8cm
Height: Ht. 20.4 cms (8 ins).() Diameter: D. 15.8 cms (5 1/4 ins)
Marks and inscriptions
E:EPVLM:VUL.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Liselotte Caraco, in memory of her husband, Dr Max Caraco
Object history
Given by Mrs Liselotte Caraco in memory of her husband Dr. Max Caraco, London, 1991.
Production
London or Brislington
Subjects depicted
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
K2. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.188-1991

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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