M0014358: Italian drug jar, Tuscany, 16-17th century

Photograph of a medicine jar decorated with an oak leaf and acorn design. Inscribed "SY. D. MELI" [syrup of apricots]. The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1926 (accession number R17134). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

December 1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index cards which provide an entry for the item: acc. number R17134

Copyright 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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.