Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded wide-mouth jar has a white oval baked enamel label that is surrounded by a blue ribbon and topped with a golden crown. The jar is marked MAGIS MARGAS in black text. The jar would have contained Magisterium Margaritae, which is a formed from the reaction of pearls in an acid solution. Pearls were ground into powders and mixed in an acidic solution that was then used as a cordial and tonic.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0441
- catalog number
- M-05590
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 302
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0441
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.4 cm x 7.1 cm; 4 1/2 in x 2 25/32 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_993921
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7bad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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