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Drug Jar, Lambeth?, c.1720-1730

Inventory Number 35983


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.35983

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
".E : ADSTRING."
Physical material
Glazed earthenware
Object type
Drug jar
Dimensions
Diameter: 165mm Height: 190mm Weight: 1050g
Inventory No
35983

Description

Glazed blue and white drug jar with the name of the drug "E: ADSTRING" inscribed in a painted plaque with a decorative border depicting two cherubs, a peacock and a man's head underneath. Floral motifs are also present.