19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar tail The platter measures 11 3/4"

The platter measures 11 3/4" in diameter and 1" tall

though why the tread on the bottom I'm not sure either

But even if not venturing to try to solve it

With a little effort

and I believe these are probably ivory

19th Century Hand-blown Large "Ferri Subcarb" Apothecary Jar tail The platter measures 11 3/4"One 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