National Museum of American History
Ol: Rosat: Compl:
18th century
George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes the provenance of 1991.0664.0681 through 1991.0664.0705 to Niderwiller, a town near Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France. This baluster-shaped syrup jar has a scallop edged foot and a flat round lid. It has a white-glaze background with two continuous rings of blue, orange and yellow stylized flowers. The lid has an applied handle shaped like a berry with a slim green stem and single leaf. The label reads, <i>Ol: Rosat: Compl:</i>, possibly oil of roses or Rosatum Unguentum an ointment made from roses.
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