Apothecary Bottle
date: label: date made
content: 17th-18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a thin neck, a flared lip and a round stopper. The Roman numeral "VII" is etched into the shoulder. The white baked enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. Above the shield is a yellow crown. The bottle’s label bears the alchemical symbol for Spirits and Sulphur with the letters <>IS</i> in black. This bottle would have held <i>Spirits Sulphuris</i> which was used to treat coughs and mucus expectoration.
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: 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: 1991.0664.0371
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05520
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 232
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0371.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0371.02
objectType: 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: 17 cm x 6.8 cm x 6.8 cm; 6 11/16 in x 2 11/16 in x 2 11/16 in