Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This drug jar is decorated with blue arches or false gadroons. In Apothecary Jars by Rudolf Drey, a similar jar to 1991.0664.0648 through 1991.0664.0664, is illustrated, and attributed to Savona, a seaport town in northern Italy, has a similar blue and manganese pallet. The blue and white syrup jar has a long flared spout and an applied slab handle. Within the border of the upper shoulder is a portrait of a lady with short curly hair secured with a blue band. This jar is identical 1991.0664.0659).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 18th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Physical Description
- ceramic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18.5 cm x 11.8 cm; 7 9/32 in x 4 21/32 in
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
