Object Number 1961.0352.039

Object Name

Label

Title

lb Extract of/ SARSAPARILLA,/ Aralia Nudicaulus,/ D.M./ PREPARED IN THE UNITED SOCIETY,/ New-Lebanon, N.Y./ Jar lb oz.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Made for or at the Shaker colony at New Lebanon, NY.

Date

1840-1865

Subjects

Shaker

Materials

Paper (wove); Ink

Techniques

Letterpress, Engraved

Construction Description

The type may be wood or metal. The border appears to be wood engraving.

Dimensions (inches)

2.835 (H) , 4.134 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.2 (H) , 10.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are of paper.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Estes, J. Worth. 06//1991 The Shakers and their Proprietary Medicines. Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 162-84.
• Discussion of Shaker medicines and their developers: Se p. 167 for Sarasparilla.