ESS ASAR
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i>, the two "eagles" flying toward the sun indicate that this jar was made for the orphanage pharmacy (Waisenhaus Apotheke) in Halle, Germany. Urdang also states that the manufacturer of this particular jar and 1991.0664.0231 can be attributed to the Globsow glass works, dating from about 1775.
label: Description
content: The bottle is marked <i>ESS ASAR</i>. Asarum is also known as Asarabacca and Hazelwort. The rhizome's roots and leaves are used to make tonics, cathartics, and diuretics.
label: Description
content: The Deutsche Apotheken-Museum in Heidelberg, Germany has very similar containers from the same Waisenhaus Apothecary. This blown glass bottle with a round stopper is illustrated on page 22 of the <i>Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i>. It is a similar decoration to 1991.0664.0230.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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: Health & Medicine
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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
label: Related Publication
content: Elisabeth Huwer. Das Deutsche Apotheken-Museum
label: Related Publication
content: Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
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: 1991.0664.0231
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05379
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 88
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0231.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0231.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle
label: Other Terms
content: bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14.8 cm x 7.5 cm; 5 13/16 in x 2 15/16 in