English and European Ceramics and Glass - 02 Oct 2012
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A delftware drug jar 1st half 18th century
A delftware drug jar 1st half 18th century, painted in blue with a shaped cartouche inscribed 'U:POPULNEUM', surmounted by two birds either side of a fruit basket, some damages, 18.5cm.
Ointment of Populeum contained poplar buds and deadly nightshade and was used in the treatment of burns.