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Title(s)
Wet drug jar.
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Additional Title(s)
S. croci
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Published/Created
London, England, circa 1750.
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Physical Description
1 jar : white delftware ; 17 cm high (including handle) x 14 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Spencer Jar 7
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
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Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Notes
The inscription means "syrupus croci" or "syrup of saffron (crocus sativus)."
"Infuse of the best English saffron 3 i. [one drachm/60 grains] in lb 1. [one pound/12 ounces] of canary. Let it stand close stop'd in a gentle warmth two or three days; then press out the wine, and melt it in sugar that is very fine 3 xx., which will give it a proper consistence. ... This is much us'd, and is expected to have all the virtues of the simple from whence it is made: it may be given almost at pleasure, and is much prescrib'd for children juleps." See J. Quincy, A compleat English dispensatory, 1718, p. 386-387.
Title from Spencer.
Spencer, K. M. James N. Spencer Collection of English Delftware Apothecary Jars, 7
The apothecary jar is bulbous on a spreading foot with a spout on opposite sides of the label. The body of the jar is decorated in blue with a cherub and shell design. The label is painted straight with an even outline in blue. The neck is ridged with a glazed rim and there is an unflanged spout with a flared rim at the rear. The hallowed base is glazed with an unglazed edge and "7" is painted in blue on the base. The jar does not have a strap handle. See Spencer Collection. -
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