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Pottery: Unidentified
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and labelled S.ATTRIPLICIS OL
Buff earthenware, thrown with applied handle and spout, tin-glazed, except for the underside of the foot, and painted in blue. The globular body has a short neck with an everted rim, and stands on a hollow trumpet-shaped foot. A cylindrical spout is attached to the shoulder and on the opposite side there is a strap handle with a longitudinal groove on the outside and an upward kick at the lower end. On the front below the spout is a label painted with the words S.ATTRIPLICIS. OL with peacocks and leafy branches above, and below a winged cherub's head with tassels and swgs of fruit and foliage. Inside the foot there is a letter 'S'.
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 19 cm
Height: 7.5 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
James II
William III and Mary II
William III (1750-1702)
Circa
1680
CE
-
Circa
1695
CE
Made in London or Bristol. The jar contained Syropus Attriplicis oleum (Syrup of oil of orache). The cartouche shows a bust of Apollo, the god of healing.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue from cobalt)
Body
Visible Surfaces
shiny and bluish-white
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Accession number: C.1354-1928
Primary reference Number: 71859
Old object number: 1622
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spouted pharmacy jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71859 Accessed: 2024-11-21 12:53:15
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