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- Bowl, 1740-1760 -
- 1740-1760
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl, 1740-1760
- Drug Jar, 1723 - Eighteenth-century druggists displayed jars, like this one, in their apothecaries. These drug jars held various substances thought to promote health and well-being. The labels provided quick identification of ingredients, while the decorative containers conveyed the druggist's worldliness and professionalism to those in need of health services.
- 1723
- Collections - Artifact
Drug Jar, 1723
Eighteenth-century druggists displayed jars, like this one, in their apothecaries. These drug jars held various substances thought to promote health and well-being. The labels provided quick identification of ingredients, while the decorative containers conveyed the druggist's worldliness and professionalism to those in need of health services.
- Mug, circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Mug, circa 1800
- Dish, 1680-1700 - Large, decorative, late-17th century dishes, also known as chargers, were serving plates displayed on tables or in open cupboards in the households of well-to-do individuals. The chargers showed off the owner's good taste and wealth. While decorative motifs varied, popular themes included: royalty, biblical stories, and flowers.
- 1680-1700
- Collections - Artifact
Dish, 1680-1700
Large, decorative, late-17th century dishes, also known as chargers, were serving plates displayed on tables or in open cupboards in the households of well-to-do individuals. The chargers showed off the owner's good taste and wealth. While decorative motifs varied, popular themes included: royalty, biblical stories, and flowers.
- Posset Pot, 1730-1740 - Posset pots were drinking vessels that held a nourishing beverage that was popular into the early 19th century. Posset was a hot drink made with eggs, sugar, spices, and milk mixed with wine or ale that curdles it. The ingredients created a layered concoction. A person would drink the liquid from the lower layers through the pot's straw-like spout.
- 1730-1740
- Collections - Artifact
Posset Pot, 1730-1740
Posset pots were drinking vessels that held a nourishing beverage that was popular into the early 19th century. Posset was a hot drink made with eggs, sugar, spices, and milk mixed with wine or ale that curdles it. The ingredients created a layered concoction. A person would drink the liquid from the lower layers through the pot's straw-like spout.
- Posset Pot, 1650-1725 - Posset pots were drinking vessels that held a nourishing beverage that was popular into the early 19th century. Posset was a hot drink made with eggs, sugar, spices, and milk mixed with wine or ale that curdles it. The ingredients created a layered concoction. A person would drink the liquid from the lower layers through the pot's straw-like spout.
- 1650-1725
- Collections - Artifact
Posset Pot, 1650-1725
Posset pots were drinking vessels that held a nourishing beverage that was popular into the early 19th century. Posset was a hot drink made with eggs, sugar, spices, and milk mixed with wine or ale that curdles it. The ingredients created a layered concoction. A person would drink the liquid from the lower layers through the pot's straw-like spout.
- Plate, circa 1800 - Pewter plates, like this one, could be found in middle income American homes in the late 18th and early 19th century. The tin alloy plate could be polished and brightened to simulate silver--something many in the middle class aspired to own. Proud owners would display the plates when they were not being used.
- circa 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, circa 1800
Pewter plates, like this one, could be found in middle income American homes in the late 18th and early 19th century. The tin alloy plate could be polished and brightened to simulate silver--something many in the middle class aspired to own. Proud owners would display the plates when they were not being used.
- Wine Bottle, 1821-1830 -
- 1821-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Wine Bottle, 1821-1830
- Vase, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1870-1890