Object Details
- Description
- This turned conical-shaped, wooden drug jar and lid is painted green and has a faded yellow and red medallion. The front of the jar is marked "GRAN/TILLI".
- The conservator who worked on this object was able to see at least one earlier design under the green paint, centered on what is now the back of the container. The second design was detected with infra red videocom. The letters "A D" can be seen, as well as two layers of superimposed letters. It is likely this container was used to store several different types of medecinal plant material. Often an apothecary reused a container by removing the one label and replacing it with another.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0886
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 808
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0886
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- turnen wood (overall production method/technique)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 cm x 8.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 3 3/8 in
- 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_994325
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-739d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
