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Syrup Jar, Delft?, c. 1680-1730

Inventory Number 51486


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.51486

Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by G.H. Gabb.
Primary inscriptions
"S DIAMORUM" [syrupus diamorum, a syrup containing mulberries and other substances].
Physical material
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 245mm Height: 240mm Weight: 1153g
Inventory No
51486
Accession Number
1949-15/4

Description

Blue and white jar with spout and handle, and design of cartouche surmounted by two peacocks and a basket of fruit and below a cherub's head and two bunches of fruit. Design very similar to inv. no. 36700.  Within in the cartouche is the drug name 'Diamorum'.