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Wet drug jar
Title
Wet drug jar.
Production
London, England, circa 1750.
Physical Description
1 jar : white delftware ; 17 cm high (including handle) x 14 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
Medium
ceramic (material)
throwing (pottery technique)
Notes
The inscription means "syrupus croci" or "syrup of saffron (crocus sativus)."
"Infuse of the best English saffron 3 i. [one drachm/60 grains] in lb 1. [one pound/12 ounces] of canary. Let it stand close stop'd in a gentle warmth two or three days; then press out the wine, and melt it in sugar that is very fine 3 xx., which will give it a proper consistence. ... This is much us'd, and is expected to have all the virtues of the simple from whence it is made: it may be given almost at pleasure, and is much prescrib'd for children juleps." See J. Quincy, A compleat English dispensatory, 1718, p. 386-387.
Summary
The apothecary jar is bulbous on a spreading foot with a spout on opposite sides of the label. The body of the jar is decorated in blue with a cherub and shell design. The label is painted straight with an even outline in blue. The neck is ridged with a glazed rim and there is an unflanged spout with a flared rim at the rear. The hallowed base is glazed with an unglazed edge and "7" is painted in blue on the base. The jar does not have a strap handle. See Spencer Collection.
Variant and related titles
S. croci
Format
Other
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
March 31, 2021
References
Spencer, K. M. James N. Spencer Collection of English Delftware Apothecary Jars, 7
Genre/Form
Delftware.
Ceramic (material)
Drug jars.
Tin glaze.
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