Ungula Alcis
Ungula Alcis
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- Description
- Wooden drug jars are rare. In the Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue George Urdang notes in the Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue that the inscription placed just below the lid dates this object to the 17th century. The label reads “Ungula Alcis”, which is elk’s hoof. This wooden drug jar would originally have contained powdered elk’s hoof to prevent seizures from epilepsy. Some suffers wore a piece of elks hoof around their neck.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- Container; jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- date made
- 17th century
- place made
- Germany
- Physical Description
- turnen wood (overall production method/technique)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26.5 cm x 11.2 cm; 10 7/16 in x 4 7/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0867
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0867.01
- 1991.0664.0867.02
- collector/donor number
- SAP 789
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Pharmacy
- European Apothecary
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Wood Drug Jars
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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