SPONG UST

Unknown artist

This blown and molded wide mouth jar has a white oval baked enamel label that is surrounded by a blue ribbon and topped with a golden crown. The jar is marked <i>SPONG UST</i> with the alchemical symbol <i>PPT.</i> The jar would have contained Prepared Spongia Ustum, or burnt sponge. Burnt and powdered sponge was often used in blended concoctions to treat coughs or to combat scurvy.