Object Details
- Description
- This "Albarello-shaped" jar and lid is an unusual shape for a wooden drug container. (the lid is stuck to the container) The jar has two incised lines at the neck and near the base, and it is painted green with an ivory-colored medallion, a black and gold border, and an alchemical symbol for Pulvis (Powder).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0874
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 796
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0874
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- turnen wood (overall production method/technique)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15.5 cm x 7.8 cm; 6 3/32 in x 3 1/16 in
- place made
- Germany
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
- Elisabeth Huwer. Das Deutsche Apotheken-Museum
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Wood Drug Jars
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- European Apothecary
- Record ID
- nmah_994310
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8ba3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
