Handleless syrup jar, tin-glazed earythenware, cherub and shell motif, used for opium syrup (S.E. MECON), empty. 185 mm x 138 mm diamter (foot), 797 g. Unknown maker, English, 1740-1760.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A42980
- Materials:
- earthenware (tin-glazed) and empty
- Measurements:
-
overall: 185 mm x 168 mm x 138 mm, .797 kg
- type:
- syrup jars
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
