Paris 18th Century - Apothecary - Baluster-shaped Cannon-shaped Pot

NEVERS - Early 19th Century
Canon Jar
APOTHECARY

Ref.: 25/G/76

Curved, baluster-shaped canon jar with white slip.
Large decoration of a cartouche of foliage entwined with two stylized flowers.
Decoration in cobalt blue and manganese.

Phylactery: "P. AGARIC"

Pharmacopoeia:
The inscription "P. AGARIC" for Pulvis Agaric is a pharmaceutical preparation based on a woody fungus,
the sulfur polypore that grows on larch (larix).
It was used from Antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages and Classical periods as a powerful liver purge and tonic.
Agaric was often mixed with other powders (such as scammony, jalap, or senna) in electuaria and pulveres compositi. Appearance and storage:
Whitish or slightly yellowish powder with a bitter taste.
Sometimes decorated with a stylized plant motif or mushroom on later jars (18th century).
Historical context:
Product listed in the Pharmacopoea Parisiensis (1638, 1758).
Used in preparations of the "Pulvis Agarici compositus" type, still mentioned in 18th-century codices.
Gradually disappeared in the 19th century, replaced by safer purgatives.
Sometimes decorated with a stylized plant motif or mushroom on later 18th-century jars.

Height: 22 cm.

Very good condition.
A small chip on the foot.

Origin: Important collection of a passionate pharmacist.

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