Jar, Elec. Rosal Sol

Description:

This wide mouthed waisted drug jar has a yellow square border that frames a scene with a monk kneeling in prayer in front of a tree. The jar bears the text Elect. Rosat. Sol. The jar would have contained Electuary Rosatus Solutivus, a solution made from rose petals and sweetened with the addition of sugar. The solution was used as an aperient, or appetite stimulant. In a letter dated 7 October 1983, pharmaceutical historian and author Dr. D. A. Wittop Koning speculates that this drug jar is probably not authentic.

Date Made: 16th centuryDate Made: 1756

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Pharmacy

Subject:

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

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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0513Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05725Collector/Donor Number: SAP 437Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0513

Object Name: jar

Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 15.3 cm x 12.3 cm; 6 1/32 in x 4 27/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9e1b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_993471

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