Earthenware jug

Made:
1601-1700 in Spain
Tin-glazed earthenware jug, polychrome decoration

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Tin-glazed earthenware jug, polychrome decoration
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tin-glazed earthenware jug, polychrome decoration, illustrates administration of an enema, with inscription, Spanish. The inscription translated reads, 'I am Don Joaquin Hernandez's jar. Through intense devotion to my constitution I find myself on this occasion shamefully syringed at the hands of a serf.'

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A643327
Materials:
earthenware (tin-glazed)
Measurements:
overall: 3.02 kg
type:
jug
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust