1 jar : white delftware ; 20 cm high (including handle) x 14 cm in diameter (20 cm including handle)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:15768723
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The inscription means "syrupus de erysimo" or "syrup of hedge mustard." It is composed of hedge mustard, elecampane, colts foot, liquorice root, borage, succory, maiden-hair, the flowers of rosemary and betony, aniseeds, and stone raisins, soaked in water and mead, then clarified and boiled with a lot of sugar to get the consistency of a syrup. See Spencer Collection.
Form/Genre:
Delftware | Drug jars | Ceramic (material) | Tin glaze