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Culture:French or Dutch
Title:apothecary pot
Date Made:1740-1770
Type:Medical; Container
Materials:ceramic: tin-glazed earthenware (delftware) decorated in cobalt blue
Place Made:France or The Netherlands; Holland
Measurements:overall: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.; 24.13 cm
Accession Number:  HD 54.004.03
Credit Line:Gift of Henry N. Flynt and Helen Geier Flynt
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
French or Dutch apothecary pot, syrup pot or wet drug jar with a straight lip, strap handle, long cylindrical spout, and high flared pedestal base with a blue cartouche without a label. The cartouche, which is under the spout, is decorated with scrolls, foliate sprays, and two volutes.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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