Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped jar has a wide neck and flared lip. The baked white enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with red and yellow flowers. A yellow crown sits atop the shield. The label is marked REGUL ANTIMON MED in black text. Antimony is a toxic chemical used as an emetic.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 17th-18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0391
- catalog number
- M-05540
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 252
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0391
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.9 cm x 7.8 cm x 7.6 cm; 4 11/16 in x 3 1/16 in x 3 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_993950
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7cd2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
