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Description (Brief):

This drug jar has a garland of stylized blue and orange flowers surrounded by green leaves. At the waist is a band of gothic-style letters. The lid with its round orange ball and green leaf finial does not appear to be original to the container. George Urdang author of The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue attributes this jar to mid–eighteenth century Strasbourg.

Date Made: 18th centuryDate Made: 1725 - 1775

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: FranceGermany

Subject: Pharmacy

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, European Apothecary, Art

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Related Publication: Boger, Louise Ade. The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain, Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars, Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0677Accession Number: 1991.0664Collector/Donor Number: SAP 601Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0677.011991.0664.0677.02

Object Name: jarOther Terms: jar; Pharmaceutical Container

Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 20 cm x 11.5 cm; 7 7/8 in x 4 1/2 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9ca5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_994240

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Drug Jar