Drug Jar
notes: label: Description
content: This turned wooden drug jar has been painted several times, with traces of blue, yellow, and red paint visible. One side of the container has traces of an ivory-colored, oval medallion framed by a ribbon and a gold-colored bead motif. Within the medallion are traces of black letters. The opposite side has traces of an ivory colored shield outlined in blue and gold. Traces of red and black markings can be seen.
label: Description
content: This container is a good example of how pharmaceutical containers were used over and over. When the contents changed from one medicinal to another, the original label was removed and another label was painted in its place.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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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: 1991.0664.0881
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-06091
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 803
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0881.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0881.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Other Terms
content: jar; Pharmaceutical Container
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: turnen wood (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 cm x 10 cm; 7 7/8 in x 3 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/8 in x 4 in; 20.6375 cm x 10.16 cm