Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and flared lip. It has a baked white enamel label surrounded by a gold and brown escutcheon with a crown at the top. The label is marked OL ANETHI in black, with the first letter in red. The bottle would have contained oil of anethum, or oil from the dill herb. The oil of anethum was often prescribed for its carminative properties.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0452
- catalog number
- M-05601.02
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 313
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0452
- Object Name
- bottle
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9.7 cm x 5.4 cm x 5.5 cm; 3 13/16 in x 2 1/8 in x 2 5/32 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_993906
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-ca6d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
