This wide mouth glass jar has a flattened collar and an applied round foot. The clear blown glass is decorated with a baked enamel cartouche with a white medallion framed by blue stylized vines and topped by a yellow crown which is typical of German pharmaceutical containers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Below the letters FL is marked the alchemical symbol for sulphur.
Date Made: 17th-18th century
Location: Currently not on view
Unspecified: Germany
Subject: Pharmacy
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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: 1991.0664.0164Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05312Collector/Donor Number: SAP 21Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0164
Object Name: jarOther Terms: jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
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: 9.5 cm x 6.1 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a89b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_994133
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