Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped glass drug jar has a round wooden lid, and the it is decorated with a white cartouche framed by stylized blue leaves and red and yellow flowers. The baked enamel label is marked CORA ALB. Coral was used for centuries for a variety of ills including the reduction of fever, the prevention of bleeding in pregnant women, gastric pain, and to protect infants from convulsions.
- According to George Urdang, author of The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century. The lid is likely not original to the container. (This also applies to lids .198—.200).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0197
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05345
- collector/donor number
- SAP 54
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0197.01
- 1991.0664.0197.02
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- colorless (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- hand blown (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 10.7 cm x 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm; 4 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in
- unspecified
- Germany
- 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
- European Apothecary
- Health & Medicine
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_994164
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-b88d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
