P. D. Sine Quibus
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This albarello drug jar has a slightly flared foot, a deep blue floral motif, and an off–white glaze. The scroll reads <i>P. D. Sine Quibus.</i> This jar would have contained <i>pilulae di sine quibus</i> or <i>pills I would not wish to be without.</i> The pills would have been made from aloes, scammony, mastic, senna leaves, and other ingredients, and were used as a purgative.
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: 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: 1991.0664.0599
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05811
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 523
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0599
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.2 cm x 8 cm; 4 1/32 in x 3 5/32 in