Apothecary vase for rose hip preserve

The presented English delftware type faience apothecary vase comes from the collection of Mateusz Bronisław Grabowski (1904–1976). The cartouche contains a pharmacy inscription: C[ONSERVA]: CYNOSBAT[I], i.e. rose preserve. The raw material used to make this preparation was the dog rose fruit (Rosa canina L.), also called rosehip (Fructus Cynosbati).It was a mild laxative, also recommended for kidney stones. ID no.: KGZ 5943 Time of creation: 18th century Museum: The Museum of Pharmacy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2712 Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project