English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13 Oct 2009
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A delftware dry drug jar
A delftware dry drug jar, bearing the slogan 'S.CAR.AMA' in a cartouche topped by a shell between two cherubs holding flowers, 18th century, some areas of overpainting to the neck, 19.5cm.
Sal Catharticum Amarum is the old medical name for Magnesium Sulphate - otherwise known as Epsom Salts.