M0018721 and M0018722: Two Dutch pharmacy jars

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Drug jar - large cylindrical, Dutch, Peacock and basket of flowers device, polychrome.

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Drug jar - large cylindrical, Dutch - Console motif - Polychrome. Circa 1785-1811

Photograph of two Dutch pharmacy jars. One is white and decorated with a peacock and basket of flowers and inscribed "C.ROSARUM: RUB", 18th century. It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1926 (accession number R17076). The other has a console motif and is inscribed "U.ALBUM" with makers mark "Die Grieve A". It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1940 (accession number R2132/1940). Neither are held by Wellcome Collection.

August 1961

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R17076 and R2132/1940

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.