Wet drug jar
Date1660-1725
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsOH: 7 5/16"; Diam: 5 13/16"; Handle to spout: 7 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1965-201,2
DescriptionGlobular jar with high pedestal base, everted rim, knopped spout, and strap-loop handle. White tin glaze decoration in blue with standard angel cartouche, inscribed "S PAPAVER." Base glazed.Label TextSyrupus de Papaveris, syrup of poppy, was used as a mild opiate.
Inscribed"S PAPAVER"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London
1660-1725
1700-1730
ca. 1710
1650-1670
1675-1700
1710-1725
1700-1730
1720-1750
1740-1770
1720-1740
1660-1725
1660-1725