Apothecary Jar
Apothecary Jar
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- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck and flared lip. The baked white enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with red and yellow flowers. A yellow crown sits atop the shield with the letter "B" inscribed on it. The jar’s label also has the alchemical symbol for spirits at the top with two symbols for calx (a metallic oxide powder) and a symbol for radices (roots) below.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jar
- bottle
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- date made
- 18th century
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.3 cm x 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm; 6 7/16 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 13/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0392
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05541
- collector/donor number
- SAP 253
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0392
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Pharmacy
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Art
- Health & Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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