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Culture:English
Title:drug jar
Date Made:ca. 1800
Type:Medical; Container
Materials:ceramic: lead-glazed cream-colored earthenware (creamware)
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire or Yorkshire
Measurements:overall: 6 1/4 in x 6 3/8 in x 5 in; 15.875 cm x 16.1925 cm x 12.7 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2006.33.58
Credit Line:Museum purchase with funds provided by Ray J. and Anne K. Groves
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
English creamware wet drug jar or apothecary jar used to store wet drugs such as oils, syrups, and liquids. These mouths of these bulbous vessels were covered with leather and string around the rim to prevent flies and other vermin from getting inside. Round, globular container with circular open mouth, sits on flared pedestal foot; attached to the side of the container is a molded short spout, spout has molded bearded mask of a man on the underside.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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