Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and flared lip. The bottle has a baked white enamel label framed in blue and red, and surrounded by a gold and brown escutcheon. The label is marked ESS TFRIFOL FIBR in black text. The first initial of each word is painted red. This bottle would have contained Essence of Trifolium fiber. The Trifolium genus of plants contains a variety of clovers used in different medications that were prescribed as aperients, deobstruents, stomachics, diuretics, and diaphoretics.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0455
- catalog number
- M-05604
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 316
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0455
- Object Name
- bottle
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.8 cm x 6.1 cm x 6.2 cm; 4 5/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 7/16 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
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_993905
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-c885-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
