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| These jars and straight-sided apothecary containers were used to store medicines and liquids. The orange-colored vessels are salt-glazed stoneware manufactured in the Beauvaisis region of France. Highly fired and impervious to water, these would have been useful for holding liquids. The three small white jars are tin-enameled earthenware, termed Faience-Blanche. Five of this type were recovered from the ship. The smallest vessel, standing less than 2 inches (5 cm) tall, is a drug or pomade jar. Greasy traces found inside several of the jars are being studied to help determine the original contents. |