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Wet drug jar inscribed "MEL: MERCURIAL C"

CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles I (1625-1649)
Datec.1640-1650
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, cobalt oxide, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 19.5 x 14.7 cm (6 1/2 x 7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed 'MEL: MERCVRIAL C'
DescriptionLondon Delft wet drug jar with globular body set on a splayed foot. It is painted in blue beneath the short knopped spout with a drug label. It has the profile of a man smoking a pipe at either end, and a strap handle.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.509
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Delftware
Status
On view
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