Apothecary Jar, ANTISP/H
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Object Details
- Description
- This mouth jar is marked ANTISP/H below an alchemical symbol for powder. Its wide mouth makes it easy to remove powdered substances.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 17th-18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0149
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05297
- collector/donor number
- SAP 6
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint, enamel (overall material)
- colorless (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- blown (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 9.4 cm x 6.2 cm; 3 11/16 in x 2 7/16 in
- unspecified
- 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
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_994118
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b34c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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