Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This small, wide-mouthed apothecary jar has a whitish tin glaze. A round blue shield in the center of the jar features a face at the top. The center of the shield reads “OL LAURI” in blue text. The jar would have contained oil of laurel, used as a remedy for a variety of skin conditions and as a salve for wounds.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1700 - 1799
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Physical Description
- ceramic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15.5 cm x 10.5 cm; 6 1/8 in x 4 1/8 in
- Object Name
- jar
