Apothecary Jar

Medicinal jar

A medicinal jar, drug jar, or apothecary jar is a jar used to contain medicines. Ceramic medicinal jars originated in the Islamic world and were brought to Europe where the production of jars flourished from the Middle Ages onward. Potteries were established throughout Europe and many were commissioned to produce jars for pharmacies and monasteries. They are an important category of the Dutch and English porcelain known as Delftware.

Apothecary

Apothecary is an archaic English term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica ('medicine') to physicians, surgeons and patients. The modern terms pharmacist and, in British English, chemist have taken over this role.

Jar

A jar is a rigid, cylindrical, or slightly conical container, typically made of glass, ceramic, or plastic, with a wide mouth or opening that can be closed with a lid, screw cap, lug cap, cork stopper, roll-on cap, crimp-on cap, press-on cap, plastic shrink, heat-sealed lidding film, an inner seal, a tamper-evident band, or other suitable means. The English word "jar" originates from the Arabic word jarra, which means an earthen pot or vessel.

apothecary

Noun

1. Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
2. Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.

jar

Noun

1. An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

Verb

1. To preserve (food) in a jar.