RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
SPIR NITRI DULC
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.9 cm x 6.8 cm x 7 cm; 5 1/16 in x 2 11/16 in x 2 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. The baked enamel label is marked <i>SPIR NITRI DULC</i>.
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Apothecary Bottle, TINCT MART T LUD
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.9 cm x 7.6 cm x 7.4 cm; 5 1/16 in x 3 in x 2 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This blown and molded drug jar has a baked enamel label marked in red and black <i>TINCT MART T LUD</i>.
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MIXT SULPHUR ACID
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.3 cm x 7.6 cm x 7.5 cm; 5 1/4 in x 3 in x 2 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck for pouring liquids. The baked enamel label is marked <i>MIXT SULPHUR ACID</i>.
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ESS CASTOR
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.8 cm x 7.1 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 1/16 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck for pouring liquids. The baked enamel label is marked <i>ESS CASTOR</i>.
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ESS LIQUIRIT
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.3 cm x 6.8 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 11/16 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This square-shaped glass apothecary jar has a narrow neck for pouring liquids. The baked enamel label is <i>ESS LIQUIRIT</i>.
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ESS MASTICH
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.2 cm x 6.5 cm x 6.6 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 5/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. The baked enamel label is marked <i>ESS MASTICH</i>.
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ESS CARMIN W ACID
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.2 cm x 6.3 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. The baked enamel label reads <i>ESS CARMIN W ACID</i>. Essence of Carminic Acid was used to relieve flatulence.
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ACID SULPHUR DILUT
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.3 cm x 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck for pouring liquids. The baked enamel label marked <i>ACID SULPHUR DILUT</i>.
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SPIR LAVEND
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.5 cm x 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 5/16 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Margaret B. Freeman. Herbs for the Mediaeval Household
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. The baked enamel label reads <i>SPIR LAVEND</i>. The flowers and leaves of the Lavender plant were used as an aromatic and to eliminate pests. Lavender was used to cure headaches, apoplexy and loss of speech.
The European Apothecary collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken-Museum in Heidelberg.
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TINCT LUNAE
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.8 cm x 7.4 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 1/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This square-shaped bottle is marked <i>TINCT LUNAE</i>.
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SPIR SAPON
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.2 cm x 7.5 cm x 6.8 cm; 4 13/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a baked enamel label framed by a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche. The label is marked <i>SPIR SAPON</i> also known as Spiritus Saponatus, or Spirit of Soap. Spirit of Soap was used as a salve for a variety of skin conditions. It was prepared by making soap from olive oil and potassium, then steeping it in alcohol and water.
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TINCT ALOES
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.1 cm x 7 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Margaret B. Freeman. Herbs for the Mediaeval Household
Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded square-shaped apothecary jar has a baked enamel label marked <i>TINCT ALOES</i>. Today aloe is mostly known for the soothing juice extracted from its leaves when applied to burns. Many people keep an aloe plant in their kitchen for such use. It has also been used for insomnia and as a purgative for stomach ailments. (Freeman, p. 19, Drey, p. 184, Estes pgs. 6–7)
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TINCT APERITIV
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.2 cm x 7 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a baked enamel label marked <i>TINCT APERITIV</i>. The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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ESS TRAUMAT WED
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.3 cm x 7 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This glass jar has a baked enamel label marked <i>ESS TRAUMAT WED</i> in red and black. The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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SPIR CARMIN SYLV
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.9 cm x 6.8 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 1/16 in x 2 11/16 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This square-shaped bottle is marked <i>SPIR CARMIN SYLV</i>. The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The bottle would have contained Spirit of Carminative. Carminatives are used to prevent or expel gastrointestinal gas.
The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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TINCT MART POMAT
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.2 cm x 6.7 cm x 6.7 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This glass jar has a baked enamel label marked <i>TINCT MART POMAT</i>. The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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Apothecary Bottle, SPIR CORN CERV RECTIT
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 7 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This square-shaped bottle is marked <i>SPIR CORN CERV RECTIT</i>.
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Apothecary Bottle, SAL VOL OLEOS SYLV
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 7 cm x 7.1 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 13/16 in
overall: 9 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 23.495 cm x 8.89 cm
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. The baked enamel label is marked <i>SAL VOL OLEOS SYLV</i>.
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TINCT CORALL cSP PAN
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 6.7 cm x 6.7 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: The baked enamel label on this glass bottle is marked <i>TINCT CORALL c SP PAN</i> in red and black. Coral was used for centuries for a variety of ills including but not limited to the reduction of fever, the prevention of bleeding in pregnant women, the relief of gastric pain, and to protect infants from convulsions.
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SPIR MENTH
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 7.2 cm x 7.1 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Margaret B. Freeman. Herbs for the Mediaeval Household
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded jar has a Baroque style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. The baked enamel label is marked <i>SPIR MENTH</i>. Infused spearmint leaves were used for this preparation which when infused with water acted as an antispasmodic. It was also used as a flavoring for foul tasting medicines.
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ESS SUCCIN S A C
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 7.10006 cm x 6.99999 cm
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a narrow neck for pouring liquids. Its Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche has red and black lettering and, a baked enamel label which reads <i>ESS SUCCIN S A C</i>.
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ESS AMARA HALL
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.4 cm x 6.8 cm x 7 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 11/16 in x 2 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a label which reads <i>ESS AMARA HALL</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. The bottle would have contained Essence of amara Hallensis. Essence of amara Hallensis was also known as a tincture of absinthii kalina, which was composed of a tincture of absinthe, amarae, aromaticae, and liquid potassium carbonate. It was most commonly prescribed as a stomachic.
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BALS VITAE HOFFM
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12.8 cm x 7 cm x 7.1 cm; 5 1/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded bottle has a baked enamel which reads <i>BALS VITAE HOFFM</i>. The bottle would have contained Hoffman’s Balsam of Life, a tincture from the balsam of Peru (myroxylon pereirae) and other aromatics synthesized by the German physician Friedrich Hoffman during the 18th century. The Balsam of Life would have been used as a liniment for treating wounds.
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SPIR MATRICA
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.3 cm x 6.4 cm x 6.7 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This square shaped glass bottle has a baked enamel label marked <i>SPIR MATRICAL</i>. Matricaria contains the leaves of the Feverfew plant, a European herb.
The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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TINCT MART APERIY ZW
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 in x 2 11/16 in x 2 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 6.80009 cm x 6.99999 cm
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This glass bottle has a baked enamel label marked <i>TINCT MART APERIY ZW</i>. The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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SPIR THERIAC CAMPH
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 6.7 cm x 6.9 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a baked enamel label marked <i>SPIR THERIAC CAMPH</i>. Theriac, an opium compound preparation, was thought to be a panacea for a variety of diseases and an antidote for poison.
The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
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AQ REGIS
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 7 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description: This blown and molded drug jar has a baked enamel label marked <i> AQ. REGIS </i>. Its generic blue and yellow decoration and stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken-Museum in Heidelberg.
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ESS CENTAUR MIN
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.1 cm x 6.7 cm x 7 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This blown and molded bottle is marked <i>ESS CENTAUR MIN</i>. The bottle would have contained the Essence of Centaurium Minus. The tops of the flowering plant <i>Centaurium erythraea</i> was used for its medicinal properties as an aperient or laxative.
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