ESS CROCI
Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and a flared lip. It has a baked white enamel label framed in blue and red, and is surrounded by a gold and brown escutcheon. The label is marked ESS CROCI in black. The first initial of each word is painted red. The bottle would have contained the essence of crocus, obtained by steeping crocus sativus flowers in an alcohol solution. The essence of crocus was used as an aromatic, cordial, narcotic, antihysteric, and emmenagogue.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0454
- catalog number
- M-05603
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 315
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0454
- Object Name
- bottle
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.7 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm; 4 5/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_993904
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-78d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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