Agarico. Trociscato
date: label: date made
content: ca 1700
notes: label: Description
content: The lower shoulder of this jar bears the inscription <i>AGARICO. TROCISCATO.</i> It would have held Agaricus Trochis, or agaric lozenges. Agaric is a type of fungus or mushroom, usually found at the base of trees. The lozenge would be made by combining the fungus with ginger and a gum substnace, and were used to treat excessive sweats associated with scrofula, also known at different points in history as consumption and tuberculosis. According to the<i>Dictionary of Protopharmacology</i>, Agaricus is a fungus, Boletus igniarius which is used to stop bleeding.
label: Description
content: This drug jar belongs to a series of jars 1991.0664.0525 through 1991.0664.0529 which are attributed to eighteenth century Savona. They have a white background decorated with blue vines and yellow flowers. The center contains a coat of arms framed by a yellow shield and topped by a knight’s helmet. The escutcheon has a radiant yellow star at the top, three horizontal yellow stars on a white background in the center of the shield, and a lower field of blue and yellow stripes. The initials <i>G.C.</i> are on the lower left side of the shield, and the initial <i>E</i> is positioned at the lower right side of the shield.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Liguria, Savona
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: The Antibody Initiative
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Antibody Initiative: Tuberculosis
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0525
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 449
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0525
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar, apothecary
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16.3 cm x 10 cm; 6 7/16 in x 3 15/16 in