London, Bristol, or Wincanton, England, circa 1740.
Physical Description:
1 jar : white delftware ; 19 cm high x 14 cm in diameter
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:15769377
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The inscription means "unguentum sambucinum" or "ointment of bark, flowers and berries of the elder (sambucus nigra)."
Form/Genre:
Delftware | Drug jars | Ceramic (material) | Tin glaze