Syrup jar
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles I (1625-1649)
Dateca.1640-1650
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 19.5 x 14.7 cm (6 1/2 x 7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed 'MEL: MERCVRIAL C' (Mercurialis extract)
DescriptionLondon Delft syrup jar with globular body set on a splayed foot. It is painted in blue beneath the short knopped spout with a drug label. It has the profile of a man smoking a pipe at either end, and a strap handle. Inscribed 'MEL: MERCVRIAL C', this jar would have contained Mercurialis extract suspended in honey and used to expel bodily toxins.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.509
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Clérissy Manufactory, Saint-Jean-du Désert, Marseille
late 17th-early 18th Century
Object number: G14.4.3
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
