Apothecary Jar: Potio. Simplex

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Apothecary Jar: "Potio. Simplex"

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1940.1.74

Description

White ceramic apothecary jar on a pedestal foot with green and red stripes at its lip and base. The front of the jar reads, "Potio. Simplex," translating to "simple drink" in Latin, with two crossed green branches below the words. Painted on the back of the jar is a blue bird perched between two horns against a backdrop of floral vegetation.

Collection

Dr. David Costelo Collection

Category

drug jars
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

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Notes

Possibly from Rouen, France

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Jar

Height

5 in

Diameter

3-3/8 in