AQ CARDUI BENED

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
This blown and molded bottle reads AQ CARDUI BENED in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. It would have contained Aqua Cardui Benedicti, or Blessed Thistle Water that would have been made from the Cnicus benedictus thistle. It was used as a tonic, diaphoretic, and emetic.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
18th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0296
catalog number
M-05445
accession number
1991.0664
collector/donor number
SAP 154
catalog number
1991.0664.0296.01
1991.0664.0296.02
Object Name
jar
Other Terms
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 24.3 cm x 9.6 cm x 9.5 cm; 9 9/16 in x 3 25/32 in x 3 3/4 in
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National Museum of American History
Subject
Pharmacy
Record ID
nmah_1219987
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-cd7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Squibb bottle with inscription AQ CARDUI BENED
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