Conf Hiacint Co
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This waisted drug jar has a flared foot with a deep blue glaze over a white background. The jar is decorated with stylized flowers and leaves on the upper and lower shoulders. The label at the center of the waist is marked, <i>Conf Hiacint Co.</i> The jar would have contained Confectio de Hiacintho, or Confection of Hyacinths (Jacinths). The Confection of Hyacinths was an electuary, or paste, made from red zircon that was used as a stomachic to improve appetite and digestion, and an anthelmintic to kill intestinal worms. This jar belongs to a set of drug containers seen in objects 1991.0664.0589 through 1991.0664.0596.
National Museum of American History’s own description
