Apothecary Bottle, LAP OPHTHALM DIVIR
Object Details
- Description
- Blown and molded rectangular shaped bottle with rounded shoulders. The label, applied with a cold color technique is an oval shield framed by green and red leaves with a shell. The label is marked with the alchemical symbol for salt and is marked LAP OPHTHALM DIVIR.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0427
- catalog number
- M-05576
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 288
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0427
- Object Name
- bottle
- Other Terms
- bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.1 cm x 11.1 cm x 6.7 cm; 6 5/16 in x 4 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- associated subject
- Ophthalmology
- Record ID
- nmah_993964
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-803a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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