AMMON: MURLAT
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This conical-shaped, wooden drug jar and lid has an ivory-colored shield which reads "AMMON:/ MURLAT:" The paper label glued to the interior of the lid is very dirty, and is illegible. Containers 1991.0664.0889 through 892 appear to be from the same apothecary.
label: Description
content: Ammon Murlat is used as an expectorant for acute cases of bronchitis.
label: Description
content: The Deutsche Apotheken-Museum in Heidelberg, Germany has similar containers in their collection.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
label: Subject
content: European Apothecary
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Wood Drug Jars
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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
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: 1991.0664.0890
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 812
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0890.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0890.02
objectType: 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: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16.5 cm x 8.2 cm; 6 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in