ZINCO, Gorgeous Large 19th Century Ironstone Apothecary Jar with Hand-painted Label Over Gold Leaf american snuff box All are backed with cotton

All are backed with cotton cloth which shows tiny yellow hand stitching

and very clearly mid-century

and also I think beautifully mysterious and somewhat haunting in and of itself

but it's the color block

surely with the notion that the air from a squeeze should set it turning

ZINCO, Gorgeous Large 19th Century Ironstone Apothecary Jar with Hand-painted Label Over Gold Leaf american snuff box All are backed with cottonOne sees a fair number of old glass as well as ceramic apothecary jars out there, most of which I don't pay very much attention to, but the combination of the royal blue and gold leaf on this large ironstone one (and the excellent word ZINCO, Italian for Zinc) completely sold me; I just think it really beautiful, and a bit magical feeling too. C. 1880s or so, I believe, and I believe the jar was made in England, but the label makes me think for