Apothecary Jar, Essence de Bergamote

Name/Title

Apothecary Jar, "Essence de Bergamote"

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1940.1.75

Description

Small squat ceramic apothecary jar with knobbed lid labelled in French, "Essence de bergamote." The front and back of the apothecary jar is decorated with elaborate floral designs. The lid has a yellow stripe and a green pine cone-shaped knob around its circumference. (Part of a set of three: PCP.1940.1.75, PCP.1940.1.76, PCP.1940.1.77)

Collection

Dr. David Costelo Collection

Category

apothecary bottles
containers

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1940.1

Source or Donor

Josiah K. Lilly

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Josiah K. Lilly (Class of 1882), 1940

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century

Place

County

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Jar

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

3 in