Apothecary Jar, ELEC DIACORUM
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This urn-shaped blown glass drug container has a flared foot. The mouth of the jar is covered and tied to the container by a piece of string. The label, applied with a cold paint technique in the Rococo-style. The white escutcheon is outlined in gold and framed with vines of red and blue flowers. The label is marked,<i>ELEC DIACORUM</i>. Jars 1991.0664.406 through 1991.0664.0408 contained Electuaries, a blend of various herbs, water, honey and sugar which form a paste.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: 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: 1991.0664.0404
label: catalog number
content: M-05553
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 265
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0404
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Other Terms
content: bottle; jar; Pharmaceutical Container
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.9 cm x 9 cm; 4 5/16 in x 3 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 11.1125 cm x 8.5725 cm