English delftware drug jar
English delftware drug jar, baluster shape with metal lid, decorated in blue and white with the cherub and shell design, labelled C:ROS:RUB. (conserve of red roses), 1680-1720
3 Lambeth blue and white Delft-ware, oviform drug jars, labelled, with borders of cherubs and flowered vines, with metal covers, English, late seventeenth to early eighteenth century
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Object Number:
- 1987-275
- type:
- drug jar
- credit:
- Christie's South Kensington Limited
Parts
English delftware drug jar
English delftware drug jar, baluster shape with metal lid, many cracks and chips, decorated in blue and white with the cherub and shell design, labelled C:COCHLEAR ( conserve of scurvy grass), used to cure scurvy, 1680-1720
- Measurements:
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overall: 196 mm 159 mm, 1.12 kg
- Materials:
- ceramic and lid, metal
- Object Number:
- 1987-275/2
- type:
- drug jars
English delftware drug jar
English delftware drug jar, baluster shape, with metal lid, decorated in blue and white with the cherub and shell design labelled DIAC:CU:MAN. (Electuary of cassia with manna), 1680-1720
- Measurements:
-
overall: 188 mm 145 mm, .94 kg
- Materials:
- ceramic and lid, metal
- Object Number:
- 1987-275/3
- type:
- drug jars
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