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Medicine Jar
Medicine Jar
Medicine Jar

Medicine Jar

Datec. 1675
Object NameJar
Mediumdelft
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: Height: 20.2 cm
Rim: Diameter: 10.1 cm
Base: Diameter: 12.8 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1953 by Mrs Janet Duncan.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS001602
Keywords
About MeThis delftware medicine jar with a globular body, and blue motif and cherub on a white ground, was used for the administering of liquid medicines.


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Historically, pharmacies would have been much more interesting places to look at than their modern counterparts: all of those odd shapes and sizes of jars, bottles and vessels.

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