National Museum of American History
RESIN TURBETH
17th-18th century
This blown and molded jar is decorated with a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche. It is marked "RESIN TURBETH". Turbeth also spelled turpeth, is the bark of roots with purgative properties. In <i>A New Medical Dictionary</i> Dr. Robert Hooper describes Turbeth to be "liable to much irregularity of action".
🔒
Order museum-quality prints
Sign in to order prints, canvas, and more of this work. Browsing and full-resolution downloads stay free.