RAD COLUMB
RAD COLUMB
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a wide neck, flared lip, and a round stopper. The white baked enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. Above the shield is a yellow crown with the letter "H" in the center. The jar is labeled with the alchemical symbol for powder and, marked RAD COLUMB in black. This jar would have held powdered Columbo root, which was used as an antiseptic or tonic.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 17th-18th century
- place made
- Germany
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13.7 cm x 5.2 cm x 5.2 cm; 5 3/8 in x 2 1/16 in x 2 1/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0368
- catalog number
- M-05517
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 229
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0368
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Pharmacy
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Art
- Health & Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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