National Museum of American History
OL SANBVCINO
1578
This dark blue syrup jar has a short spout and an applied double handle terminating in the head of a grotesque flanked by two snakes. Below the spout is a kneeling figure dressed in flowing robes with arms outstretched. The scrolled banner is surrounded by dense foliage and is marked “OL SANBVCINO.” The jar would have contained oil of sanbucino, a remedy for a variety of stomach ailments. Below the grotesque the jar bears the date 1578.
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