Object Number 1961.0256

Object Name

Bottle (Medicine or apothecary bottle)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

New Lebanon, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Bottled by Shaker Community of New Lebanon, New York.

Date

1850-1875

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Exterior wall; Printed on paper: "FLUID EXT./ SPIGELIA,/ PINK ROOT."
2. Label; Exterior wall; Printed on paper: "PINK ROOT. Dose, 16 to 20 drops. It should generally be given in combination wth other cathartics. It is useful in those conditions of the system, caused by worms, which resemble infantile remittent and other febrile diseases and hydrocephalus"

Subjects

Medical; Apothecary; Pharmacy

Materials

Glass (nonlead); Cork; Paper

Techniques

Mold-blown

Dimensions (inches)

7.185 (H) , 2.998 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.25 (H) , 7.615 (Diam)

Object Description

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