Pill-sized drug jar
Date1700-1750
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsH; 3 3/8"; DIAM: 3 11/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-302
DescriptionLong globular form with flared lip and foot. White tin glaze decorated in blue with standard songbird cartouche, inscribed "P STOMCU G". Partly glazed base.Label TextThe pills referenced by the inscription on this vessel were probably used to treat gastric disorders. The G is probably for "Galen of Pergamon (A.D. 130-201), one of the most celebrated physicians and surgeons of Classical Antiquity."Inscription(s)"P STOMCU G"Mark(s)NoProvenanceJean and Kenneth Chorley, Hopewell, NJ
1660-1725
1675-1700
1700-1730
1700-1730
1700-1740
1720-1750
1660-1725
ca. 1710
1710-1725
ca. 1765
1740-1770
1660-1725