ESS. SUCC
Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded square glass bottle has a flared lip and a circular stopper has a baked enamel cartouche decorates the clear glass container with a white shield framed by blue stylized leaves and yellow ribbon, and capped by a crown. It is marked ESS. SUCC in black text, this bottled would have contained the essence of succinum, or essence of amber. The essence was used as a cathartic, diuretic, and antihysteric.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- 18th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0178
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05326
- b
- collector/donor number
- SAP 35
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0178.01
- 1991.0664.0178.02
- 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)
- black (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- blown (overall production method/technique)
- rococo (overall style)
- Measurements
- overall: 12.3 cm x 5 cm x 4.6 cm; 4 27/32 in x 1 31/32 in x 1 13/16 in
- unspecified
- Germany
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Health & Medicine
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_994146
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a0b1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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