Apothecary Jar

Description (Brief):

This blown-glass drug container has a flared lip and an applied foot. It is decorated with a blank white shield framed in blue and yellow with baroque-style scrolls and leaves. A blank shield allowed the apothecary to change the contents of the container and then mark the name of the new medicine on the blank label.

Date Made: 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Pharmacy

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, European Apothecary, Art

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Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0396Catalog Number: M-05545Accession Number: 1991.0664Collector/Donor Number: SAP 257Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0396

Object Name: jarOther Terms: Bottle; jar; Pharmaceutical Container

Physical Description: glass (overall material)paint (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10.9 cm x 7 cm; 4 5/16 in x 2 3/4 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a24c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1217334

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