Drug Jar
notes: label: Description
content: This vase–shaped red clay container has an orange–colored glaze. It likely was used to store small amounts of an ointment.
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: 1991.0664.1048
label: catalog number
content: M-06112
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 824
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.1048
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.8 cm x 6.6 cm; 3 15/32 in x 2 19/32 in