Wet drug jar inscribed "MEL: MERCURIAL C"

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

Collections

Status

On view

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