Object Details
- Description
- In his Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Theraputic Practices 1700-1850, J. Worth Estes describes Balsamic as “A softening, restoring, healing, and cleansing medicine”.
- This turned wooden drug jar would have contained Balsamic pills. It has two incised lines at the neck and the base of the container, and the ivory-colored shield outlined in gold and black. There is a piece of paper attached to the interior of the lid with a hand written inscription.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0878
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 800
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0878.01
- 1991.0664.0878.02
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- turnen wood (overall production method/technique)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10.3 cm x 7.4 cm; 4 1/16 in x 2 15/16 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_994314
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9752-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
