Mixture Copaiba, N.F.V., Mistura Copaibae (Lafayette Mixture), 4 Fl.Oz.

Mixture Copaiba, N.F.V., Mistura Copaibae (Lafayette Mixture), 4 Fl.Oz.

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Description
One of 41 specimens donated to the museum in 1927 by Sharp & Dohme for an exhibition "telling the story of the collection, marketing, and medicinal use of well-known and extensively used drugs." The curator requested examples of official preparations of iron and potassium, and Sharp & Dohme provided 23 specimens of potassium preparations and 18 specimens of an iron preparations.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Copaiba, Mixture
pharmaceutical
Other Terms
Copaiba, Mixture; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs; Liquid
date made
ca 1927
maker
Sharp and Dohme
place made
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
Measurements
overall: 5 1/8 in x 2 in; 13.0175 cm x 5.08 cm
ID Number
MG.M-02319
catalog number
M-02319
accession number
99602
Credit Line
Gift of Sharp and Dohme
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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