Apothecary Bottle
Apothecary Bottle
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- Description (Brief)
- This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck and flared lip. The container is decorated with a baked enamel white shield framed in blue without a label. Just above the shield is a lion and a red crown with a blue orb. Containers with blank labels could be filled with different ingredients depending on the apothecaries needs. When the contents of the jars were replaced, apothecaries would write the appropriate name in the medallion.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bottle
- date made
- 18th century
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.5 cm x 5.3 cm x 5 cm; 4 1/2 in x 2 1/16 in x 1 15/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0227
- catalog number
- M-05375
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 84
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0227
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Pharmacy
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Health & Medicine
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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