OL PETRAE RUBR

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Description:

This square shaped blown and molded apothecary jar has a baked enamel label marked OL PETRAE/RUBR. The European Apothecary Collection contains dozens of drug jars with this same embellishment. The generic blue and yellow decoration with its stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.

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

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0237Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05385Collector/Donor Number: SAP 94Catalog Number: 1991.0664.237

Object Name: bottleOther Terms: bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER

Physical Description: glass (overall material)paint (overall material)Measurements: overall: 16.2 cm x 7.7 cm x 8 cm; 6 3/8 in x 3 1/16 in x 3 1/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-b7e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_994196

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