AQ REGIS

Description:

This blown and molded drug jar has a baked enamel label marked AQ. REGIS . Its generic blue and yellow decoration and stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken-Museum in Heidelberg.

Date Made: 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: MedicinePharmacy

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: 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: 1991.0664.0256Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05405Collector/Donor Number: SAP 114

Object Name: bottleOther Terms: bottle; Pharmaceutical Container

Physical Description: glass (overall material)paint (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 7 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 13/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-77c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_993896

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