Object Details
- Description
- This square blown and molded bottle has a flared collar and a glass stopper. The glass bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche. The white circle is framed by stylized blue leaves and yellow flowers and red ribbon. It is marked in black SP VITRIOL ACID. Spirits of Vitriol Acid was imbibed as a tonic or applied topically as an astringent and an antiseptic.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0218
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05366
- collector/donor number
- SAP 75
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0218.01
- 1991.0664.0218.02
- Object Name
- bottle
- Other Terms
- bottle; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- colorless (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- hand blown (overall production method/technique)
- rococo (overall style)
- Measurements
- overall: 12.5 cm x 5.2 cm x 5.3 cm; 4 15/16 in x 2 1/16 in x 2 1/16 in
- unspecified
- Germany
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
- Estes, J. Worth. Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Health & Medicine
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_994183
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7621-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
