A LARGE VICTORIAN GLASS APOTHECARY JAR
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Reverse painted and gilt with the arms of the The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries and the motto OPIFERQUE PER: ORBEM: DICOR, named for the plant COLOCYNTH, reserved against a cream ground
32 in. (81.2 cm.) high approx.
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Citrullus colocynthis is a desert plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia, and was used by the Victorians to treat various ailments and sicknesses.