Drug Jar

Description:

This wide-mouth drug jar has a yellow–gold cartouche in the jar’s center that frames an image of a man with his back turned away from the viewer. The man's hair is pulled back into a queue and tied with a ribbon at the neck. The cartouche, flanked by C-scrolls, is surrounded by realistically painted blue and yellow flowers with long thin stems and leaves. The decoration is similar but not identical to jar 1991.0664.573. The colors are muted on a white-glazed background.

Date Made: 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Pharmacy

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, European Apothecary, Art

Exhibition:

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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0574Collector/Donor Number: SAP 498Catalog Number: M-05786Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0574

Object Name: jar

Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 26.9 cm x 23.5 cm; 10 19/32 in x 9 1/4 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-c942-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_993533

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