OL NUCUM IUGL

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Description
This blown and molded bottle has a label which reads OL NUCUM IUGL in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. It would have contained Oleum nucum Juglandium, or walnut oil. Walnut oil was used as an anti-inflammatory and emollient.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
18th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0289
catalog number
M-05438
accession number
1991.0664
collector/donor number
SAP 147
catalog number
1991.0664.0289
Object Name
bottle
Other Terms
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
Physical Description
paint (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 15.8 cm x 7.3 cm x 7.5 cm; 6 1/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 2 15/16 in
Related Publication
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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subject
Pharmacy
Record ID
nmah_993907
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-b8dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Squibb bottle with inscription OL NUCUM IUGL
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