Apothecary Jar
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: George Urdang, author of <The Squibb ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i>, noted that this jar, depicting two "eagles" flying toward the sun was made for the orphanage pharmacy (Waisenhaus Apotheke) in Halle, Germany. He also believed the manufacturer of this particular jar and 1991.0664.0231 can be attributed to the Globsow glass works, dating from about 1775.
label: Description
content: The jar is illustrated on page 22 of the <i>Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i>.
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: Health & Medicine
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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: 1991.0664.0230
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05378
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 87
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0230
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.2 cm x 6.1 cm; 4 in x 2 3/8 in