Ung. ad Scabia
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This albarello marked <i>Ung. Scabia</i>, has a second paper label glued to the lower shoulder marked, <i>Ung. ad Scabia</i>. This jar would have contained an ointment for the treatment of Scabies, a scratchy contagious skin disease. 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
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
label: Related Publication
content: Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars
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: 1991.0664.0608
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 532
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0608
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18.5 cm x 13.5 cm; 7 5/16 in x 5 5/16 in