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LicenseAlbarello vase, Italian, C16 from Faenza, polychrome maiolica
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Albarello vase, Italian, C16 from Faenza, polychrome maiolica
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Albarello vase, Italian, C16 from Faenza, polychrome maiolica, used for laxative rose syrup, fine example
The abbreviated Italian inscription Sciroppo Rosato Solutivo translates into English as “Laxative Syrup of Roses”. The syrup was made by heating 5 lb (2.6 kg) of pale roses and 4 lb (2.6 kg) of sugar to treat fevers and purge bile from the body – it acted as a laxative. The mixture was probably taken as a drink or by the spoonful and would have been very sweet.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A632316
- Measurements:
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overall: 302 mm 126 mm, 1.5kg
- type:
- drug jar
