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Apothecary pot or jar (Ointment pot or salt)
1688 (1700-1950)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.0689
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0689
Object Name
Apothecary pot or jar (Ointment pot or salt)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Place of Origin
United States or England; Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Inscription applied in America or England.
Date
1688 (1700-1950)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Inside bowl
Inscription: (Modern) Painted in underglaze blue inside, "16/The Gift Is Small/ Good will Is All/88" and, again, 1688 with "SS".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
- Medical
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.087 (H) x 3.189 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.3 (H) x 8.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• Published: no. 1792, in chapter titled "Objects Inscribed and Decorated at a Later Date," (fairly extensive discussion).Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• Two delft ointment pots with later Parish Clerks' and Upholsterers arms: p. 114, nos. 40-41