Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck and a flared lip. The Roman numeral V has been etched into the shoulder of the jar. The baked white enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. A yellow crown sits atop the shield. The jar’s label reads BALS ARCÆ. This jar would have contained balsam of arcæus which was used as a dressing for wounds.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0362
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 223
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0362
- M-05511
- Object Name
- bottle
- Other Terms
- bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15.3 cm x 6.6 cm x 6.6 cm; 6 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 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_993781
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-68fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
