RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
OXIMEL
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
syrup jar
medicine
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: Italy
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 20.3 cm x 15 cm x 19 cm; 8 in x 5 29/32 in x 7 15/32 in
overall: 7 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 5 3/8 in; 20.0025 cm x 19.05 cm x 13.6525 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 syrup jar has a straight spout and an applied slab handle. In a monochrome palette of blue on blue it is decorated with flora and fauna motifs. The interior of the escrol is marked <i>OXIMEL</i>, a preparation used as cough medicine. The active drug was mixed with vinegar and honey. The recipe varies according to the active ingredients introduced into the mixture.
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Ell: d Ribes
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tureen
Date made: 18th Century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 25.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 10 1/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: This tureen has a flared mouth and a domed-shaped foot . The vessel and its mate, 1991.0664.0582 have a deep blue glaze over a white glazed background with handles depicted as serpents. A label within the escroll is marked, <i>Ell: d Ribes</i>. The bottom of the foot is glazed and bares the makers mark of a lighthouse. According to pharmaceutical historian George Urdang the lighthouse is the mark of a well know Genoese pottery.
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AQ Violar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: flask
jar
flask; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Date made: 1700 - 1750
place made: Italy
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 24.7 cm x 19 cm; 9 3/4 in x 7 1/2 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
Description (Brief): This bulbous drug container has a flared rim with a pinched spout. It is marked <i>AQ Violar</i> and would have contained violet water. George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes this jar to 18th century Venice.
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Syrup Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: syrup jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
Date made: 1700 - 1750
place made: Italy
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 23.5 cm x 18 cm x 21 cm; 9 1/4 in x 7 1/16 in x 8 1/4 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
Description (Brief): This syrup jar has a straight spout, and an applied strap handle. The label in the center of the jar is marked <i>Sy Ipis SIM</i>. The jar has a domed foot and a flared neck which has been repaired. The spout has a cork stuck in it. George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes this jar to 18th century Venice.
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Ell:Hiere Pier:N
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tureen
Date made: 18th Century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 20.5 cm x 25 cm; 8 1/16 in x 9 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: Tureen has a flared neck and domed foot. The vessel and its mate have a deep blue glaze over a white glazed background with serpents heads for handles. A label within the escroll is marked, <i>Ell:Hiere Pier:N:</i> The bottom of the foot is glazed and depicts a lighthouse, the makers mark according to pharmaceutical Historian George Urdang of a well know Genovese pottery shop.
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Drug Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 26.9 cm x 23.5 cm; 10 19/32 in x 9 1/4 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 wide-mouth drug jar has a yellow–gold cartouche in the jar’s center that frames an image of a man with his back turned away from the viewer. The man's hair is pulled back into a queue and tied with a ribbon at the neck. The cartouche, flanked by C-scrolls, is surrounded by realistically painted blue and yellow flowers with long thin stems and leaves. The decoration is similar but not identical to jar 1991.0664.573. The colors are muted on a white-glazed background.
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BAL MEDICAM A: M:
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: France
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
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Ung: Basilicon
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: France
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 20 cm x 12 cm; 7 7/8 in x 4 23/32 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Boger, Louise Ade. The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain
Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This baluster–shaped drug jar has a white background with two continuous rings of blue, orange, and yellow stylized flowers encircling the container at the top and bottom. The foot has a scalloped rim and a vine of tiny flowers and leaves. The lid is flat and round, with an applied vine and red fruit handle. The waist of the jar bears the text “Ung Basilicon.” Unguentum basilicon, or basilicon ointment, was also known as “sovereign ointment.” The ointment had a few different recipes, but generally consisted of yellow wax, refined fat, resin, and olive oil. The ointment was used as a vulnerary ointment to remove corrupted blood from wounds, and as an emollient.
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Drug Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: France
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 19 cm x 12.5 cm; 7 1/2 in x 4 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Boger, Louise Ade. The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain
Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description (Brief): George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes 1991.0664.681 through 1991.0664.0699 to Niderwiller a town near Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France. This baluster-shaped drug jar has a round flat lid and a scallop edged foot. The white glazed background with two bands of blue, orange and yellow stylized flowers. The lid's handle is an applied serpentine stem with leaves terminating with a red berry.
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Vng: Sanctalin
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: France
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 19.5 cm x 13 cm; 7 11/16 in x 5 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
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syrup jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
syrup jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: White and cobalt blue tin-glazed syrup jar with a flared foot and an applied spout and handle. The gold and black lettering inside the cartouche was applied with the cold painting technique. The circumference of the cartouche is embellished with a variety of decorative motifs including a basket of flowers, flanked by two peacocks, scrolls, tassels, swags of flowers and the head of an angel.
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syrup jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
syrup jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 17.5 cm x 13 cm x 19.3 cm; 6 7/8 in x 5 1/8 in x 7 5/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: Syrup Jar with a white and cobalt blue tin-glazed. The container is decorated with a gold-colored cartouche applied in the cold paint technique. The cartouche is flanked by two peacocks and surrounded by scrolls, vines of flowers and tassels. The center of the cartouche is painted gold, but the outline and the mark painted in black is barely visible.
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EXTR. CATHOLIC
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: Germany: Berlin, Berlin
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 11.7 cm x 9.5 cm; 4 19/32 in x 3 3/4 in
overall: 4 7/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 9.2075 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 apothecary jar has a white tin glaze with a pinkish cast. It is decorated with a cobalt blue cartouche flanked by two peacocks and a flower basket on the top. The jar is marked, “EXTR. CATHOLIC.” Incised on the bottom are the initals “B.L.” George Urdang attributes this jar and 1991.0664.0720 to the Berlin Luedicke (or Ludicke), and notes that it was made to imitate Delft pottery. The quality of the glaze is not as fine, and the decoration is crude compared to the Delft drug jars. Karl Friedrich Lüdicke started a ceramic factory in Berlin about 1756. The mark BL or LB was used until about 1780. Urdang spells his last name “Luedicke,” others use Ludicke, but this difference may be due to the unavailability of the umlaut symbol over the U in early printings. A handwritten note inside the jar reads “Electuary Catholicum.” Electuary Catholicum is an ancient cathartic compound.
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Drug Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: Germany: Hesse, Offenbach
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9.6 cm x 8 cm; 3 3/4 in x 3 1/8 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 small wide-mouthed drug jar has a whitish tin glaze decorated by a round blue shield with an empty interior. The shield is flanked by two rampant lions and topped by a crown and an orb. The maker’s mark is on the bottom of the container.
George Urdang attributes this jar and 1991.0664.0737 to 18th century Offenbach in the state of Hesse. A potter’s mark is on the bottom of the jar.
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P LAUDANOP
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
ceramic (overall material)
tin (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13.5 cm x 9 cm; 5 5/16 in x 3 17/32 in
overall: 5 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 8.5725 cm
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher: Hill, C.R. and R.E.A. Drey. Drug Jars
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This tin glazed drug jar has a straight neck, flared foot, and a metal lid. The white background is decorated with a cobalt blue decoration of a basket of flowers flanked by two peacocks, swags of flowers, and an angel with a pendant cross.
The center of the cartouche is marked “P LAUDANOP.” Administering laudanum—an opium solution—for pain relief has been practiced for centuries. Differing recipes call for varying amounts of opium.
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E STOMACHI uteri
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 16 cm x 14.5 cm; 6 5/16 in x 5 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: Squat-shaped cylindrical jar with a wooden lid. Whitie and blue tin-glaze is decorated with a cobalt blue cartouche and a basket of fruit fanked by two peacocks. C-scrolls, swags of fruit, tassels and the head of an angel surround the cartouche which is marked "E STOMACHI uteri".
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RAD: AHGEL PR
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th century
place made: Germany
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 17.5 cm x 12 cm; 6 7/8 in x 4 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: Straight walled body has a flared mouth, a white-gray tin-glaze with a wreath of blue husks. A crown sits atop the wreath. The interior of the wreath is marked in black, "RAD: AHGEL PR:" Urdang attributes this container and three others, .743-745 to Hannover-Muenden or Delft. Hein in a letter to the Medical Sciences Division does not believe these objects are from Delft. The bottom of this container has a makers mark, "CC C".
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Drug Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
date made: 18th century
place made: Germany
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 16 cm x 11.5 cm; 6 5/16 in x 4 17/32 in
overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 11.43 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 white and blue majolica drug jar has a round shield topped by a crown in its center. The maker’s mark is on the bottom of the container and has been attributed to the city of Nuremberg, Germany.
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SIR DI CORALL
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
syrup jar
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 22 cm x 17 cm x 19.5 cm; 8 11/16 in x 6 11/16 in x 7 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 syrup jar has an applied handle that is decorated with a cross supported by two arms. The body of the jar is marked “SIR DI CORALLI.” The jar likely contained syrup of coral. Coral was used for centuries to treat 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 the protection of infants from convulsions.
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Syrup Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: syrup jar
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 16 cm x 20 cm; 8 9/32 in x 6 5/16 in x 7 7/8 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
Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
Hill, C.R. and R.E.A. Drey. Drug Jars
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description (Brief): This syrup jar has a straight spout and strap handle. It has light blue decoration and manganese-colored gothic script across the center. A second label applied in the cold paint technique is surrounded by green leaves on the lower shoulder and reads <i>Farin.S.Lino</i>. This second label indicates the jar was used at a later date and contained a mixture of wheat or flour (Farina) and linseed oil (Linosa) to be used for skin irritations. The number 43 has been painted on the bottom of the foot.
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Ol*Rosa*Sempl*
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: syrup jar
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 21.3 cm x 15 cm x 18.5 cm; 8 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 7 5/16 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: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Description (Brief): This syrup jar has a straight spout and a strap handle. The manganese-colored gothic label reads <i>Ol Rosa Sempl</i>, and could refer to Oil of Roses. A second label applied in the cold paint technique reads <i>Ol Laurin</i>. Also known as Laurel ointment and oil of bay-laurel berries. Laurel berries are native to the Mediterranean region and were used for arthritis, various skin conditions, colic, flatulence and hysteria. The mouth and spout of the jar are closed, possibly with cork, and covered with a black sticky substance. The metal lid is not original to the jar.
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SIR:DE:CICOREA*C*RAB
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
syrup jar
Date made: 18th Century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 20 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 7/8 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Medicine
Art
Pharmacy
Description (Brief): This syrup jar is marked <i>SIR:DE:CICOREA*C*RAB</i>, and has a curved spout, applied strap handle and a domed-shaped foot. It has light blue floral decoration over an off white under glaze. The container probably held a syrup of chicory used as an intestinal tonic and blood purifier. According to George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> the handle is decorated with the owners signature mark, folded arms supporting a cross.
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Syr d Polipod. romy
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: syrup jar
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 8 7/8 in x 7 5/8 in x 6 in; 22.5425 cm x 19.3675 cm x 15.24 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 (Brief): This syrup jar has a straight spout, an applied strap handle and a circular foot. It is decorated with two bands of light blue leaves and vines at the upper and lower shoulders. It has two labels; one is gothic script across the center of the jar, the second has been applied in the cold painting technique at the back of the jar below the handle, indicating that the jar was used for more than one medicinal. The first label is marked <i>Syr. D Polipod</i>. Estes notes that root of polypod fern purges melancholy humors, and is also an astringent. The second label reads <i>Syr. Violar</i> or Violet Syrup. It was a gentle cathartic suitable for children.
Polypod appears in the 1678 <i>A Complete Treatise of Preternatural Tumours</i> by John Brown. Interestingly it is also mentioned in <i>Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association</i>held in Kansas City, Missouri in 1881.
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Syr d Ganatis
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
syrup jar, pitcher
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 17.5 cm x 13.6 cm; 6 7/8 in x 5 11/32 in
overall: 7 1/8 in x 7 1/4 in x 6 in; 18.0975 cm x 18.415 cm x 15.24 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 blue and white glazed syrup jar has a straight spout and an applied handle. A rolling landscape and the figures of a man and woman decorate the jar. The escrol in the center of the jar is marked <i>Syr d Ganatis</i> Below the scroll is an oval shield with a crown, with the initials <i>C A R</i> flanked by a feather and a leafy branch. The bottom of the foot is marked with an image of a lighthouse. Lighthouses were used to mark the wares of 17th and 18th century Genovese potters.
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C ROSAR: PALLID
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 27.5 cm x 17 cm; 10 13/16 in x 6 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
Description: Tin-glazed drug jar with a straight cylindrical wall, a flared neck and a white background with a blue cartouche. The cartouche is decorated with c-scrolls, swags of flowers and tassels. At the top of the cartouche is a basket of fruit flanked by two peacocks. The interior of the cartouche is marked, "C ROSAR: PALLID".
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EXTR: IALAPP
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: Germany
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9.4 cm x 7.5 cm; 3 11/16 in x 2 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
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STORAX EXPRESSA
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
Jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Date made: 18th Century
place made: Germany
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9.5 cm x 7.4 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
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