Description

This free blown urn-shaped glass container has a wide lip and an applied circular foot. The white oval cartouche is surrounded by a wreath of blue leaves capped with a yellow crown. The baked enamel label is marked in black, "TEMPER", with an alchemical symbol.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

18th century

unspecified

Germany

Physical Description

glass (overall material)

paint (overall material)

white (overall color)

yellow (overall color)

blue (overall color)

black (overall color)

red (overall color)

blown (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 9.6 cm x 6.2 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 7/16 in

ID Number

1991.0664.0144

accession number

1991.0664

catalog number

M-05292

collector/donor number

SAP 1

Credit Line

Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

subject

Medicine

Pharmacy

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Art

European Apothecary

Data Source

National Museum of American History