RAD COLUMB
date: label: date made
content: 17th-18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a wide neck, flared lip, and a round stopper. The white baked enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. Above the shield is a yellow crown with the letter "H" in the center. The jar is labeled with the alchemical symbol for powder and, marked <i>RAD COLUMB</i> in black. This jar would have held powdered Columbo root, which was used as an antiseptic or tonic.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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: 1991.0664.0368
label: catalog number
content: M-05517
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 229
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0368
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle
label: Other Terms
content: bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.7 cm x 5.2 cm x 5.2 cm; 5 3/8 in x 2 1/16 in x 2 1/16 in