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Storage jar used for Fumitory Water, Italy, 1640-1660
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Storage jar used for Fumitory Water, Italy, 1640-1660
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The inscription painted on the side of this earthenware jar translates from Latin as “Smoke Water”. In this preparation, the dried herb, fumitory, is infused with water and drunk to cleanse the humours, which were thought to cause blockages in the body if unbalanced. Such blockages were believed to trigger a range of health problems, including leprosy, fevers, itches and skin conditions. When taken with the expensive and elaborate preparation theriac, the water was considered to be useful against plague.

The handle of the jar is a snake entwined around a rod, a symbol traditionally associated with Asklepios, the Greek and Roman god of healing and medicine.

maker: Unknown maker

Place made: Deruta, Perugia, Umbria, Italy

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Keywords: Fever; Pharmacy; theriac; humours; Leprosy; storage jar
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A17900
  • Photo number: L0057089
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