19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar house of cards with painted hands and legs

with painted hands and legs

The painting has been matted and framed in a simple white metal frame

And super fun to play

with just some sweet decorative detail carved into the pointy toe and a short heel at the other end

and an attached head at the other

19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar house of cards with painted hands and legsOne 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