Cinms Cassia Donz

18th century

This waisted drug jar has a flared foot and a deep blue glaze over a white background. The jar is decorated with stylized flowers and leaves on the upper and lower shoulders. The label at the center of the waist is marked, <i>Cinms Cassia Donz.</i> The jar would have contained the plant <i>Cinnamon cassia</i>, also known as <i>Cinnamomum aromaticum</i>. The plant was often used in alcoholic solutions as a mild tonic. This jar belongs to a set of drug containers seen in objects 1991.0664.0589 through 1991.0664.0596.