ESS CROC
notes: label: Description
content: This blown and molded square-shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and a flared lip. It has a baked white enamel label encircled by a stylized golden wreath. A red bow is at the bottom of the label, and a crown with a red interior at the top. The label is marked <i>ESS CROC</i> in black text. The bottle would have contained the essence of crocus, obtained by steeping the crocus sativus flowers in an alcohol solution. The essence of crocus was used as an aromatic, cordial, narcotic, antihysteric, and emmenagogue, herbs used to promote the flow of blood.
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: 1991.0664.0459
label: catalog number
content: M-05608
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 320
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0459
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11.7 cm x 5.6 cm x 5.1 cm; 4 5/8 in x 2 3/16 in x 2 in