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From left to right: A112513, Italian pharmacy vase
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Italian pharmacy vase, early C19 polychrome maiolica, possibly Ligurian, used for hemlock extract
The jar labelled “Extr: Cicut: Storc”, second from the right, once stored Störck’s Extract of Hemlock. Used to treat cancers and tumours, the treatment was invented by Anton Störck (1731-1803), who was a Viennese medical professor. Hemlock is a poisonous plant. The jar, one of four shown here, was presented as a gift to the Wellcome collection on the previous owner’s death in 1932.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A112516
- Materials:
- whole, pottery, polychrome maiolica
- Measurements:
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overall: 143 mm 104 mm, .29kg
- type:
- dispensing pot
- credit:
- Canney, V.
