Cons. Sorbe
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The label at the waist of this drug jar reads <i>Cons. Sorbe</i>. Sorbus is a tree or shrub within the Rose family. Its berries grow in clusters, and can be made into tea, jam, syrup, and fortified wine. The fruit is also used as an astringent, laxative, diuretic and has been used to prevent survey. The abbreviated Latin <i>Cons</i> probably refers to Confefectio, a syrup or Conserva, and is a formula made from herbs and sugar.
label: Description (Brief)
content: George Urdang, co-author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes this jar to 18th century Savona.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Liguria, Savona
topic: 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: 1991.0664.0597
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 521
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0597
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16.6 cm x 13.5 cm; 6 9/16 in x 5 5/16 in