Accession No

1245

Brief Description

pharmacy ointment jar, English, late 18th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

ceramic (earthenware)

Dimensions

max diameter 135; height 185mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased by A.R. Hall?

Inscription

‘U:FLo:SAMB.’ (Ointment of Elderflowers)

Description Notes

Earthenware; tin glazed; cobalt blue decoration. Everted rim; ovoid body; slightly splayed foot (Crellin shape C). Black inscription. Cherub and shell decoration. Note shading at the tip of the petals. (Crellin p 40). (Cracked and repaired)

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