Ol*Rosa*Sempl*
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This syrup jar has a straight spout and a strap handle. The manganese-colored gothic label reads <i>Ol Rosa Sempl</i>, and could refer to Oil of Roses. A second label applied in the cold paint technique reads <i>Ol Laurin</i>. Also known as Laurel ointment and oil of bay-laurel berries. Laurel berries are native to the Mediterranean region and were used for arthritis, various skin conditions, colic, flatulence and hysteria. The mouth and spout of the jar are closed, possibly with cork, and covered with a black sticky substance. The metal lid is not original to the jar.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
label: Subject
content: Medicine
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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
label: Related Publication
content: Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
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: 1991.0664.0612
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 536
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0612
objectType: label: Object Name
content: syrup jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21.3 cm x 15 cm x 18.5 cm; 8 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 7 5/16 in