ESS CROCI
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This blown and molded bottle is marked <i>ESS CROCIZ</i>, and would have contained the essence of crocus, obtained by crocus sativus flowers steeping in an alcohol solution. The essence of crocus was used as an aromatic, cordial, narcotic, anti hysteric, and emmenagogue.
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
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: 1991.0664.0315
label: catalog number
content: M-05464
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 173
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0315
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: 12.8 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm; 5 1/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in