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On Display: House - Shaker Store Room
Bottle (Medicine or apothecary bottle)
1850-1875
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
New Lebanon; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Cork
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1961.0256
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1961.0256
Object Name
Bottle (Medicine or apothecary bottle)
Category
Glass
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/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Exterior wall
Inscription: Printed on paper: "FLUID EXT./ SPIGELIA,/ PINK ROOT."
Type: Label
Location: Exterior wall
Inscription: 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"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Medical
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Cork
- Paper
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
7.185 (H) x 2.998 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.25 (H) x 7.615 (Diam)