Apothecary Jar
- Description
- This widemouthed blown glass jar has a flattened collar and applied round foot. The jar is decorated with a baked enamel white oval cartouche framed by blue stylized vines and capped with a yellow crown which is typical of German pharmaceutical containers of the 17th and 18th century's. It is marked, ZZ above three alchemical symbols. This jar is pictured on page 18 in the Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 17th-18th century
- unspeciied
- Germany
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint, enamel (overall material)
- colorless (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- blown (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 9.7 cm x 6.5 cm; 3 13/16 in x 2 9/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0158
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05306
- 1991.0664.0158
- collector/donor number
- SAP 15
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Pharmacy
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Art
- Health & Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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