19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar Persian decoration Great face

Great face

the tiny little side wing near its foot

and parents Paul and Mary

Signed on the underside

19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar Persian decoration Great faceOne comes across a fair number of old apothecary jars, but one also comes to realize not all old apothecary jars are the same! This one, which my photos don't do justice, I believe dates to the early to mid 19th centuryhand blown, with a huge pontil on the underside and a fabulously irregular form, especially wavy around the top. Then this beautiful gold ferri subcarb label with fraktur style lettering, and some of the powder substance still inside an