Drug Jar
National Museum of American History

Drug Jar

18th century

ceramic (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This straight walled drug container has a flared lip and base. The jar has a white tin glazed background and is decorated with a blue crown flanked by blue vines, leaves, and flowers. A maker’s mark is on the bottom of the container. George Urdang attributes the jar to 18th-century Rheinisberg, a small town near Berlin. The crown is the royal Prussian crown.

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