Object Details
- Description
- Wooden drug jars were painted with Tempera paints like this example to the left. The straight walled drug jar and lid has a yellow and black five spoke wheel painted in the center of a red shield. The ivory-colored band at the neck of the container is inscribed with gothic script. The back of the container has a paper label placed at an angle. The square green and white label is marked "19".
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 17th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0868
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 790
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0868.01
- 1991.0664.0868.02
- Object Name
- jar
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 5 1/8 in; 25.4 cm x 12.99997 cm
- place made
- 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
- Wood Drug Jars
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- European Apothecary
- Record ID
- nmah_994318
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
