Earthenware pharmacy storage with domed crowned with a finial and twisted handles, polychrome faience. 370 mm x 188 mm diameter. Used for bugloss (BUGLOSSI) by the Carmelites. French, Hustin factory, 1725-1775.
Pharmacy storage, jar, French, Hustin factory, 1725-1775, polychrome faience, used for bugloss by Carmelites
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A85787
- Materials:
- earthenware (tin glazed), polychrome
- Measurements:
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overall (with lid): 370 mm x 290 mm 188 mm, 2.816 kg
- type:
- drug jar
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust