BUTYR ANTIM
BUTYR ANTIM
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- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck for pouring liquids. The oval shaped white enamel shield is framed with red and yellow "c" scrolls. Atop the shield is a yellow sun, with its eyes, brows, nose, and mouth in black. Orange and yellow rays flare out from the sun’s surface. The mark in the center of the shield is BUTYR ANTIM which is also known as Butyrum Antimonii or Butter of Antimony.
- 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: 11 cm x 6.1 cm x 6.3 cm; 4 5/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0229
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05377
- collector/donor number
- SAP 86
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0229
- 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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