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Syrup Jar, Delft?, c. 1680-1730
Inventory Number:	51486
Object Type:
Place Created:	Delft The Netherlands Europe
Accession Number:	1949-15/4
Brief Description:	Blue and white jar with spout and handle, and design of cartouche surmounted by two peacocks and a basket of fruit and below a cherub's head and two bunches of fruit. Design very similar to inv. no. 36700.  Within in the cartouche is the drug name 'Diamorum'.
Primary Inscriptions:	"S DIAMORUM" [syrupus diamorum, a syrup containing mulberries and other substances].
Provenance:	Bequeathed by G.H. Gabb.
Collection Group:
Material(s):	Glazed earthenware
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 240 245 mm
Narratives Gallery Information Sheet about Drug Jars

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