ELIX ...T DULC

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Description:

This blown and molded jar has a Baroque-style blue and yellow cartouche with red and black lettering. It is marked with an alchemical symbol, two P's with two lines intersecting the stems and, ELIX...T DULC.

Date Made: 17th-18th Century

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Pharmacy

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0319Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05468Collector/Donor Number: SAP 177

Object Name: Bottle

Physical Description: glass (overall material)paint (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a8a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_994204

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