Wet Drug Jar
Date1700-1730
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsOH: 7 1/2" (19.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-140
DescriptionSquat globular jar with high flared pedestal base, everted rim, strap-loop handle, and knopped spout. Whitish tin glaze decorated in blue with standard songbird cartouche, inscribed "S DE HYSSOPO." No glaze on base.Label TextSyrupus de Hyssopo was made from the leaves and flowering tops of the hyssop plant.
Inscribed"S DE HYSSOPO"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceAvis & Rockwell Gardiner, American Antiques, Stamford, CT
1660-1725
1700-1730
1660-1725
ca. 1710
1720-1750
1650-1670
1675-1700
1710-1725
1740-1770
1720-1740
1700-1740
1700-1750