{"product_id":"georgian-glass-medical-leech-jar","title":"Georgian Glass Medical Leech Jar","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFor sale, a Georgian period glass medical leech jar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCompletely undamaged, this rare survivor consists of a glass bowl with folded outswept rim with a capstan stem and pontil mark to the base indicating its early origins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThese jars were kept by apothecaries to store leeches used for the purposes of bloodletting on patients, a common practice for centuries and considered a cure for numerous health issues. The jar would have been covered with a layer of muslin to the top and secured with a piece of string around the inverted part of the rim.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCirca 1800\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jason Clarke Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222423253371,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0250\/8550\/files\/GeorgianMedicalLeechJar1.jpg?v=1777147444","url":"https:\/\/jasonclarkeantiques.co.uk\/products\/georgian-glass-medical-leech-jar","provider":"Jason Clarke Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}