{"product_id":"opium","title":"Vintage French Apothecary \"Opium\" Jar","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eArchive Notes\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObtained from the opium poppy, \u003cem\u003ePapaver somniferum\u003c\/em\u003e, was used for centuries to relieve pain and produce sleep. By the 17th - 19th centuries, one particularly preparation had become a famous European medicine: \u003cstrong\u003elaudanum\u003c\/strong\u003e, basically an alcoholic mixture of opium. Laudanum was wildly popular and was used for pain, coughing, diarrhea and sleeplessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorphine, cocaine, heroin and opium all passed through legitimate Western medicine, while arsenic appeared in everything from medicinal preparations to cosmetics and infamous poisons. Substances now associated with addiction, criminalization and danger were once encountered in the respectable world of physicians, pharmacists and apothecaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe porcelain itself is marked \u003cstrong\u003eLimoges, France\u003c\/strong\u003e. Limoges is a celebrated porcelain-producing region in central France. Its rise began after deposits of kaolin, the white clay essential to true hard-paste porcelain, were discovered nearby in the 18th century. By around 1830, Limoges had overtaken Paris as France's principal center for privately manufactured porcelain. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDetails\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limoges, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glazed porcelain with gilt decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Opium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Removable fitted lid with gilt finial; gilt rim and base; marked underside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eApprox. 5.5 inch L × 3 inch W\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good vintage condition. Please review photographs carefully.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEADSKULL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46686762303685,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4849\/0949\/files\/230D2001-6868-49B3-AFF0-68D58BEBEB27.png?v=1786471991","url":"https:\/\/deadskull.co\/products\/opium","provider":"DEADSKULL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}