Apothecary Bottle, OL MACIS
Apothecary Bottle, OL MACIS
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- Description
- This blown and molded square bottle has rounded shoulders, and an oval-shaped glass stopper. Dating from the eighteenth century, this baked enamel label is typical of the Rococo style. The oval cartouche is outlined in blue stylized acanthus leaves and pink ribbon the center of the cartouche is marked in black OL MACIS , refers to nutmeg. This jar is one of a group of six small containers used for oil extracts.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bottle
- Other Terms
- bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
- date made
- 18th century
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.6 cm x 3.6 cm x 3.6 cm; 3 3/8 in x 1 7/16 in x 1 7/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0418
- catalog number
- M-05567
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 279
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0418.01
- 1991.0664.0418.02
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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