Object Details
- Description
- This bottle marked ACET BEZOARD would have contained Acetum Bezoardicum, or Bezoar Vinegar. Bezoars were small “stones” found in the stomachs of goats and similar species. The animal would eat something that it could not digest, and wood, straw, hair, grass, herbs, and the like would get caught on the object, creating a bezoar. Bezoar Vinegar was used as a medication for a variety of ailments including fevers, plagues, and poisonings. Bezoars were eventually substituted for various salts and herbs in a vinegar solution.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0295
- catalog number
- M-05444
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 153
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0295
- Object Name
- bottle
- Other Terms
- bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.2 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 6 3/8 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 15/16 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
- European Apothecary
- Health & Medicine
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_993909
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-b230-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
