Philon Persicum
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This waisted drug jar has a flared foot with a deep blue glaze over a white background. The jar is decorated with stylized flowers and leaves on the upper and lower shoulders. The label at the center of the waist is marked <i>Philon: Persicum:</i> The jar would have contained Philonium Persicum, Latin for Persian medicine. The preparation, named for Philon of Tarsus and prepared according to his recipes, would have contained opium, white pepper, saffron, rosewater, and a variety of aromatics. The preparation was used to stop menses or prevent miscarriages, relieve pain, and induce sleep. This jar belongs to a set of drug containers seen in objects 1991.0664.0589 through 1991.0664.0596.
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: 1991.0664.0589
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05801
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 513
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0589
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18.7 cm x 14 cm; 7 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in