Apothecary Bottle, OL VALERIAN
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: this blown and molded square bottle has rounded shoulders, and a oval-shaped glass stopper. Dating from the eigteenth century, its baked enamel label is typical of the Rococo style. The oval cartouche is outlined in blue stylized acanthus leaves and pink ribbon the center of the cartouche is marked in black <i>OL VALERIAN</i>. Oil of Valerian was sometimes used as a mild sedative and an anticonvulsant for epilepsy. This jar is one of a group of six small containers for oil extracts decorated with the same labels.
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: 1991.0664.0416
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05565
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 277
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle
label: Object Name
content: bottle
label: Other Terms
content: bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.7 cm x 4 cm x 3.9 cm; 3 1/16 in x 1 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 7.9375 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm