Leech jar

Description

Leech jar of white glazed earthenware, with a baluster-shaped body with a circular spreading foot and two applied handles

Museum reference

H.MEK 174 A

Object name

Leech jar

Physical description

White glazed earthenware

Associations

Previous owner: S.A. Polson, chemist
Bonar Bridge, Sutherland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life (02 Jul 2022 - 30 Oct 2022)
  National Museum of Scotland