English drug jar

Made:: 1690-1710

This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

English drug jar, large, cylindrical shape
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

English drug jar, large, cylindrical shape, blue and white delftware decorated in songbird and flower design, labelled DIASCORDIUM (confection of water germander), 1690-1710

Details

Category:: Medical Ceramic-ware

Object Number:: 1987-640

Materials:: ceramic

Measurements:: overall: 270 mm 170 mm, 1.68 kg

type:: drug jars

credit:: Quadling, M A

Cite this page

Rights

We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.

Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero . Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence

Using our data

Download

Download catalogue entry as json

Download manifest IIIF

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

English drug jar

Details

Related Objects

Creamware plate

Pharmacy jar for bugloss

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

Earthenware jug

Drug jar for cinchona bark

Tin glazed earthenware albarello