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E CORT: PERUV

Object Details

Description
This tin glazed cylindrical drug jar has a short straight neck and flared foot. The container is decorated with cobalt blue laurel branches. The interior of the wreath is marked, “E CORT:PERUV.” The jar is the work of Hugo Brouwer, who owned a ceramics factory in Delft, the Netherlands.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Hugo Brouwer
date made
1775-1788
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Physical Description
ceramic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 25.5 cm x 19 cm; 10 1/32 in x 7 15/32 in
overall: 10 in x 7 1/8 in; 25.4 cm x 18.0975 cm
Object Name
jar
jar
Ceramic jar with inscription E CORT PERUV
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