Apothecary Bottle, SP LILLIOR CONV
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The baked enamel label of this drug jar is marked <i>SP LILLIOR CONV</i> in red and black. LILLIOR CONV or Convallium Lilliorum is the plant Lilly of the Valley. It has been used as a cardiac stimulant similar to digitalis. It was also used for gout, as a diuretic, laxative and antispasmodic. If ingested the plant can be very toxic.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This blown and molded square-shaped bottle was made for the Moor Apothecary in Mainz, Germany in the Rhine River Valley. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> the initials "CR" within the blue medallion at the bottom of the jar stand for the shop’s owner Casper Ritter. The small black figure to the left of the medallion is a moor, the symbol of the Moor Apothecary.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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
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: 1991.0664.0222
label: catalog number
content: M-05370
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 79
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19.1 cm x 8.7 cm x 8.6 cm; 7 17/32 in x 3 7/16 in x 3 3/8 in