Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 15 Sep 2015
A pair of English delftware dry drug jars mid 18th century
A pair of English delftware dry drug jars mid 18th century, each painted in blue with an oval cartouche surmounted by cherubs holding flower stems either side of a scallop shell, a winged angel beneath, one titled U:ALB:CAM, the other BALS:LOCAT, some damage and restoration, 20cm. (2)
Balsamum Locatelli was an ointment named after its creator, the Italian physicist Lodovico Locatelli (d.1657). Its ingredients included red sandalwood, olive oil and pine resin, and it was used in the treatment of ulcers. Unguentum Albastrinum was an ointment made from, among other ingredients, powdered alabaster and chamomile flowers. It was used as an emollient.