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LicenseTin-glazed earthenware pharmacy jar, peacock motif
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Tin-glazed earthenware pharmacy jar, peacock motif
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tin-glazed earthenware pharmacy jar, peacock motif, used for nerve ointment, Dutch, 1730-1780
A peacock motif decorates this tin-glazed earthenware pharmacy jar. It was used for storing nerve ointment. It was made in the Netherlands in the mid-1700s. Nerve tonics have remained popular throughout the last 300 years. Many contained beneficial natural ingredients such as the herb valerian to aid sleep. However, some tonics contained toxic ingredients such as arsenic, opium and a highly dangerous poison called strychnine.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A636324
- Materials:
- earthenware (tin-glazed)
- Measurements:
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overall: 160 mm 100 mm, .64kg
- type:
- drug jar
