File:Albarello drug jar for Sublimate of Mercury, Italy, 1501-180 Wellcome L0057149.jpg

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Albarello drug jar for Sublimate of Mercury, Italy, 1501-180
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Albarello drug jar for Sublimate of Mercury, Italy, 1501-180
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Mercury compounds were traditional treatments for syphilis – a once very common, potentially deadly venereal disease. But this toxic treatment slowly poisoned the patient. Sublimate of Mercury, if soaked into a piece of cloth and carried next to the heart, was also believed to protect against plague. The earthenware drug jar has a badge painted on the side, probably referring to an Italian pharmacy.

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Place made: Deruta, Perugia, Umbria, Italy

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Keywords: drug jar; Syphilis; Plague; Pharmacy; sexually transmitted infection
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A42455
  • Photo number: L0057149
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