ELEC. HIERA PICRA COMP
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This urn–shaped drug container has a flared foot. The mouth of the jar is covered and tied to the container by a piece of string. The label has been applied with a cold paint technique in the rococo style. The white escutcheon is outlined in gold and framed with vines of red and blue flowers. The label is marked <i>ELEC. HIERA PICRA COMP.</i> Jars 1991.0664.405 through 1991.0664.0408 contained electuaries, blends of various herbs, water, honey and sugar to form a paste. This jar contained an electuary of hiera picra composito, also known as Holy Bitters. The electuary was a tincture of aloe, saffron, cinnamon, and other ingredients, and was used as a cathartic to stimulate bowel movements
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: 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: 1991.0664.0405
label: catalog number
content: M-05554
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 266
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0405
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.8 cm x 11 cm; 4 1/4 in x 4 11/32 in