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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1750
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0754.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: oli castoreo
LOCATION: Italy

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: jar or jug
Patents: N/A
General Description: ceramic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.8 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Pharmacology
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Italy
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Italy
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1750+
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To display and dispense oil; specifically, used by apothecary to promote and dispense oil castoreo [castoreum].
Technical: Oli castoreo= oily secretion, castoreum, from the leaves. It was believed to have medicinal properties. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "OLI CAST OREO" marked across pitcher body. UHN catalogue no. "X934.26.1" printed by hand in black ink on underside of jug base.
Missing: Possibly missing lid. Spout is chipped: piece missing. Also areas of loss on handle; and numerous areas of surface.
Finish: Majolica pitcher is off-white to cream with green and brown trim; red, blue, yellow and green floral decoration.
Decoration: Elaborate floral designs decorate pitcher body, spout and handle.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pitcher, circa 1750, Artifact no. 2002.0754, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0754.001/

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