Syr. Alche re Mes
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes 1991.0664.0681 through 1991.0664.0705 to Niderwiller, a town near Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France. This baluster-shaped drug jar has a scallop edged foot and a flat round lid. It has a white-glaze background with two continuous rings of blue, orange and yellow stylized flowers. The lid has an applied handle shaped like a berry with a slim green stem and single leaf.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Syr. Alche re Mes or Alkermes is a medicinal preparation made with many ingredients including the insect Kermes. Kermes gives the syrup a rich red color. The syrup of was used for heart palpitations and as a general restorative.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
label: Subject
content: Medicine
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Boger, Louise Ade. The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain
label: Related Publication
content: Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars
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: 1991.0664.0695
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0695.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0695.02
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 619
objectType: label: Object Name
content: syrup jar
label: Other Terms
content: jar; Pharmaceutical Container
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 cm x 13.5 cm x 18.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 5 5/16 in x 7 5/16 in