19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar Persian decoration 1 1/4" in diameter and

1 1/4" in diameter and 1 1/4" tall

really a nice object

with gold framing the portrait

the tiny little side wing near its foot

The 13 star flag is hand-painted

19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar Persian decoration 1 1/4" in diameter andOne 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