Ung. Petoral.
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white drug container is marked at the waist “Ung Petoral.” A white cartouche on the lower portion of the jar also reads “Ung. Pectoral.” Unguent Pectoral is an ointment used for ailments of the chest and lungs. Albarelli jars with wide mouths were used to store dry, bulky materials such as leaves and bark.
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
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: 1991.0664.0607
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05819
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 531
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0607
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
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 9/32 in x 5 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in; 18.7325 cm x 14.9225 cm