TINCT ALOES

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Description:

This blown and molded square-shaped apothecary jar has a baked enamel label marked TINCT ALOES. Today aloe is mostly known for the soothing juice extracted from its leaves when applied to burns. Many people keep an aloe plant in their kitchen for such use. It has also been used for insomnia and as a purgative for stomach ailments. (Freeman, p. 19, Drey, p. 184, Estes pgs. 6–7)

Date Made: 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Pharmacy

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

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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection, Margaret B. Freeman. Herbs for the Mediaeval Household, Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850, Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0248Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05396Collector/Donor Number: SAP 105Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0248

Object Name: bottleOther Terms: bottle; Pharmaceutical Container

Physical Description: paint (overall material)glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13.1 cm x 7 cm x 6.8 cm; 5 3/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-b7e9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_993881

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