RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
PECTORAL B W
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
blue (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 9.1 cm x 5.7 cm; 3 9/16 in x 2 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 jar has a flared collar and an applied circular foot. The clear glass is decorated with a baked enamel cartouche. A white shield on a blue background is framed by a yellow C-scroll design and capped by a crown. Urdang attributes this jar to the Court Pharmacy of Pillnitz, which today is a city quarter in eastern Dresden, Germany. It is marked <i>PECTORAL B W</i> with red initial letters and the alchemical symbol for powder. A pectoral was a poultice or ointment used in the treatment of upper-respiratory ailments.
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TMR SIMPL
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
wite (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 12 cm x 5 cm x 5.2 cm; 4 3/4 in x 1 15/16 in x 2 1/16 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 blown and molded glass bottle has a flat circular collar. The container is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche framed by yellow stylized leaves and capped by a crown. According to Urdang this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century. It is marked in black <i>TMR SIMPL</i>. TMR is the abbreviation for Tinctura Martis, or tincture of iron. This bottle is illustrated on page 20 in the <i>Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i>.
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AQ CHEREFoL
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
"colorless" (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 19.3 cm x 8.7 cm x 8.7 cm; 7 5/8 in x 3 7/16 in x 3 7/16 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 glass bottle has a flat circular collar. The container is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by yellow stylized leaves and capped with a crown. The label is marked in black <i>AQ CHEREFoL</i>. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancience Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century.
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Apothecary Bottle, IS
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 14.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 6.6 cm; 5 11/16 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 square-shaped glass bottle has an applied neck and flat circular collar, and the white baked enamel cartouche is framed by yellow stylized leaves, and capped by a crown. The label is marked with the alchemical symbols for spirits, salt and <i>IS</i>. The number "16" has been etched into the shoulder. According to George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the eighteenth century.
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TR RI
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 14.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 6.2 cm; 5 11/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 7/16 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 clear glass bottle has an applied neck and a flat circular collar. The bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by yellow stylized leaves and capped with a crown. It is marked in black <i>TR RI</i>. The baked enamel label also bears the alchemical symbol for Tartarus (tartar). The number "11" has been etched into the shoulder. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century.
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D, R FELiX
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 14.6 cm x 7 cm x 6.7 cm; 5 3/4 in x 2 3/4 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 clear glass bottle has an applied neck and a flat circular collar. The bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by yellow stylized leaves and capped with a crown. It is marked <i>D. R FELiX</i>. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century.
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Apothecary Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 15.2 cm x 6.2 cm x 6.4 cm; 6 in x 2 7/16 in x 2 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
Health & Medicine
Description: This square-shaped glass bottle has an applied neck and a flat circular collar. The container is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by yellow stylized leaves and capped by a crown. A baked enamel label is marked with the alchemical symbol for spirits and <i>C: C:</i>. The number 19 has been etched into the shoulder. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century.
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CORAL ALB..
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blue (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 10.7 cm x 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm; 4 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 2 3/16 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 glass drug jar has a round wooden lid, and the it is decorated with a white cartouche framed by stylized blue leaves and red and yellow flowers. The baked enamel label is marked <i>CORA ALB</i>. Coral was used for centuries for a variety of ills including the reduction of fever, the prevention of bleeding in pregnant women, gastric pain, and to protect infants from convulsions.
According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century. The lid is likely not original to the container. (This also applies to lids .198—.200).
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CROC METALLOPT
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blue (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 10.4 cm x 6.2 cm x 5.9 cm; 4 1/8 in x 2 7/16 in x 2 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
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This square-shaped blown and molded glass jar has a flared circular collar with a wooden and cork lid. The baked enamel label is marked <i>CROC METALLOPT</i>. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was made in the last third of the 18th century.
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EMETIC
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
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 baked enamel label is marked, <i>EMETIC</i>", along with the alchemical symbol for Tartarus (Tartar). Emetic Tartar is the same as Antimonium Tartarisatum. It was used to induce vomiting because of poisoning, intoxication, and other conditions.
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CIN JOVIS
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
black (overall color)
blue (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 9.8 cm x 6.1 cm x 6.1 cm; 3 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 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
Religion
Description: This square blown and molded glass jar has a flared circular collar with a wooden and cork lid. The container is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche framed by stylized blue leaves and red and yellow flowers . It is marked <i>CIN JOVIS</i>. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was made in the last third of the 18th century.
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ESS B PERUVIAN
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 15.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 7.1 cm; 6 1/4 in x 3 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 square blown and molded glass bottle has an applied neck and a flared collar. The container is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow and red flowers, and the baked enamel label is marked <i>ESS B PERUVIAN</i>.
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Apothecary Bottle, ESS L GUAIAC
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 15.7 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 6 3/16 in x 2 15/16 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 blown and molded glass bottle has an applied neck and flared collar. The bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche which is framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow and red flowers. It is marked in black <i>ESS L GUAIAC</i>.
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Apothecary Bottle, SP MELISS MAGIST
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 15.1 cm x 7.2 cm x 7 cm; 5 15/16 in x 2 13/16 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 square, blown and molded glass bottle has an applied neck and flared collar. The bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche which is framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow and red flowers. It is marked in black <i>SP MELISS MAGIST</i>.
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SP MINDER
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 15.2 cm x 7.1 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 31/32 in x 2 25/32 in x 2 27/32 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, blown and molded glass bottle has an applied neck and flat collar. The bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche, framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow and red flowers. It is marked <i>SP MINDER</i> in black. The bottle would have contained Spirits Mindererus, a solution of ammonium acetate. It was used as a cathartic to stimulate the bowels and as a diaphoretic to increase perspiration.
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Apothecary Jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: rococo (overall style)
glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 15.6 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.2 cm; 6 1/8 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: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This square blown and molded bottle has an applied neck and a flared collar. The glass bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow and red flowers. It is marked <i>ESS STOMACH M</i>.
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BALS COPAIV
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 10.8 cm x 4.8 cm x 4.9 cm; 4 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 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
Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This square blown and molded bottle has a flat collar, and is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche framed by stylized blue leaves, and yellow and red flowers. It is marked in black <i>BALS COPAIV</i>. Brought from Central and South America to Europe in the 17th century, Copaiva is the juice of a tree, the <i>Copaitera Balsamum</i>. Its uses are many, from calming the nervous system to treating genital and urinary infections.
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SP NTTR CRUD
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 5.1 cm x 4.8 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 in x 1 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
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description (Brief): This blown and molded square bottle has rounded shoulders and a narrow flared opening with a "lollipop" stopper. The baked enamel label is an oval white shield outlined with a red line and a wreath of blue leaves and yellow and red flowers. It is marked <i>SP/NTTR/CRUD</i>.
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SP SAL CRUD
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bottle
bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall stlye)
Measurements: overall: 10.5 cm x 4.8 cm x 4.8 cm; 4 1/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 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
Topics: Art
Pharmacy
European Apothecary
Health & Medicine
Description: This square blown and molded bottle has a flat collar. The glass container is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow and red flowers. The label is marked in black <i>SP SAL CRUD</i>.
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EMETIC
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall hand blown)
black (overall color)
Measurements: overall: 10 cm x 5.5 cm x 6 cm; 3 15/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 2 3/8 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 blown and molded jar has rounded shoulders with a wide mouth and flared lip. The baked white enamel label is framed by a wreath of blue leaves and yellow flowers. The interior of the shield is marked <i>FL</i> above a series of alchemical symbols and abbreviations.
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BEZOARD
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: jar
jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
date made: 18th century
unspecified: Germany
Physical Description: glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
colorless (overall color)
white (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
hand blown (overall production method/technique)
rococo (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 9.8 cm x 5.8 cm x 6 cm; 3 7/8 in x 2 5/16 in x 2 3/8 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 label of this jar is marked <i>BEZOARD</i> below the alchemical symbol for pulvis, or powder. A bezoar is a hairball found in the stomach of animals. This container would have contained pulverized bezoars. The square-shaped blown and molded jar has a flared collar, and is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow flowers and red ribbon.
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