Apothecary Jar
Maker
York Glass Co.
Production date
1860s
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Description
A large decorative glass apothecary jar for display in a chemist shop. Painted brown with polychrome and gold decoration and a gold lid.
Labelled as Peruv. Bark. Decorated with a crown. The jar has the painted motto "honi pense qui mal y soit" Peruvian Bark was a historical name for a remedy used to treat all forms of malaria.
Originally displayed in Lanes Chemist Tees Street, Oamaru.
Labelled as Peruv. Bark. Decorated with a crown. The jar has the painted motto "honi pense qui mal y soit" Peruvian Bark was a historical name for a remedy used to treat all forms of malaria.
Originally displayed in Lanes Chemist Tees Street, Oamaru.
Production date
1860s
Production period
Collection type
Media/materials
Glass,
Measurements
H 810mm x W 340mm x D 340mm
Accession number
78/1891
System ID
3803
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 3803
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