Apothecary Jar

Lambeth

About 1740

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Octagonal lustre bowl with bronze exterior and mottled pearlized blue interior, fruit designs. Four of the eight fields on the outside of the bowl are decorated with larger fruit arrangements. a) grapes (purple glaze), a pear (orange/yellow glaze), leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. b) grapes (purple glaze), two peaches (orange/yellow glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. c) grapes (purple glaze), an apricot (orange/yellow glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. d) grapes (purple glaze), three mirabelles (orange/yellow glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. These designs are alternated with individual fruit designs. a) a strawberry (orange/yellow/red glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. b) a plum (purple glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. c) a blackberry (purple glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. d) an apricot (orange/yellow/red glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. A rope-like pattern decorates the upper rim of the outside of the bowl. The inside has a mother-of-pearl glaze with a geometric, gilded pattern along the upper rim of the bowl with a red glaze. In the inside there are six individual fruits equally distributed throughout the bowl, halfway up the side. a) a strawberry (orange/yellow/red glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. b) a plum (purple glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. c) a raspberry (orange/yellow/red glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. d) a plum (purple glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. e) an apricot (orange/yellow/red glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. f) a plum (purple glaze), and leaves (green glaze), gilding used to outline the design. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with three large strawberries (orange/yellow/red glaze), leaves (green glaze), and two strawberry blossoms (one green, one blue glaze), gilding used to outline the design.
Bust front.
Small oval medallion of white jasperware with black jasper relief of an African slave wearing only a loin cloth, kneeling and in shackles, with his hands grasped together, around him the inscription AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?
The figure of a mustached Doctor Boloardo standing on a small white base, his knees bent and his right leg thrust forward, his hands at waist, wearing red knee breeches, white stockings and black shoes, his puce-colored coat with gilt buttons and details, a large white ruffled collar rests upon his gray cloak with yellow lining, he wears a large black hat over a blue skullcap