"Oil Jar Called "conscience" Early 19th Century"
Important so-called "conscience" jar in glazed earth, pot-bellied and honey-colored, provided on each side with 3 handles. Good general condition Height: 45 cm Provence beginning of the 19th century Short story: In the 15th century, the monks of the order of beggars went from house to house in order to beg for olive oil for the subsistence of the poor. They collected the precious liquid in jars carried on donkeys. Each gave, according to his conscience, these magnificent potteries were quite naturally baptized the conscience 
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