Apothecary Jar, BEUR: de MUSCAD: [nutmeg butter]

Name/Title

Apothecary Jar, "BEUR: de MUSCAD:" [nutmeg butter]

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2023.7.64

Description

White gilded porcelain apothecary jar decorated with gold and red snakes, wings, swords, and anchors surrounding a circular black and white portrait of a man in religious(?) garb ('GALIEN.') A pink and light blue banner with the words, "BEUR: de MUSCAD:," (likely a French abbreviation translating to "nutmeg butter") hangs below the portrait.

Category

drug jars
containers

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2023.7

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in