Apothecary Jar
date: label: date made
content: 17th-18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This free blown wide mouth jar is marked with the alchemical symbol for Sal (Salt) above the word <i>ANGLIC</i>. Angelica is a delicate aromatic, asperient and tonic, and comes from the plant angelica archangelica which is used for variety of conditions including, protection against contagion, fevers and the purification of the blood.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: unspecified
content: Germany
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
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: 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: 1991.0664.0147
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05295
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 4
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Other Terms
content: jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: colorless (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blown (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint, enamel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.6 cm x 6.3 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in