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On Display: House - Hart Room
Apothecary pot or jar (Dry drug jar)
1680-1700
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Lambeth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0762
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0762
Object Name
Apothecary pot or jar (Dry drug jar)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Lambeth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1680-1700
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior
Inscription: Painted in underglaze blue "T: DE: AGAR:"
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Torn, off-white paper label with a blue border and "808???/[???]/ST5" handwritten in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
- Medical
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.3 (H) x 3.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.4 (H) x 9.6 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter was measured at widest point.