STOM B
date: label: date made
content: 17th-18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This blown and molded square–shaped bottle has a wide mouth and stopper. The white oval enamel cartouche is framed by blue vines, red and yellow flowers and a three-pointed crown. The label is marked with the alchemical symbol for powder and <i>STOM B</i>. The number "25" has been etched into the stopper. The jar likely would have contained a powdered substance for helping alleviate stomach pains.
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: 1991.0664.0388
label: catalog number
content: M-05537
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle and stopper
label: Other Terms
content: Bottle; bottle and stopper; Pharmaceutical Container
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17.8001 cm x 6.8999 cm x 6.8999 cm; 7 in x 2 23/32 in x 2 23/32 in