Yale Center for British Art
Title:
Wet drug jar.
Alternate 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)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:15769235
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The inscription means "syrupus croci" or "syrup of saffron (crocus sativus)."
Form/Genre:
Delftware. | Ceramic (material) | Drug jars. | Tin glaze.