Wet drug jar

Date1700-1730

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH(spout0: 7"; DIam: 5 5/8"; Spout-to-handle: 8 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-368

DescriptionWet jar of long globular form more typical of a dry jar, with knopped spout opposite a strap-loop handle. Whitish tin glaze decorated in blue with standard songbird cartouche, inscribed "O LILLIOR A." Base glazed.
Label TextLilum Album is white lily. Although the lettering on this jar does not correspond to the spelling of this ingredient on most drug jars, the container here may have been intended to hold the oil of white lilies.
Inscribed"O LILLIOR A"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London