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Wet drug jar.

circa 1750

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Wet drug jar, London, England, circa 1750, Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer.




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  • Title(s)

    Wet drug jar.

  • Additional Title(s)

    S. croci

  • Published/Created

    London, England, circa 1750.

  • Physical Description

    1 jar : white delftware ; 17 cm high (including handle) x 14 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Spencer Jar 7
    Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Classification

    Three-Dimensional Artifacts

  • 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.
  • Form/Genre

    Ceramic (material) | Delftware. | Drug jars. | Tin glaze.

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