Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square–shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and rounded shoulders. Its white baked enamel label is framed by a baroque–style blue and yellow cartouche. The label reads MIXT SIMPL RECT in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. The jar would have contained Mixtura Simplex Rectificata, a mixture of theriaca, vitriolic oil, and tartar that was used to relieve cramps and induce perspiration.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 17th-18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0344
- catalog number
- M-05493
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 205
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0344
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 cm x 7 cm x 7.2 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 27/32 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_993847
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-ae14-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
