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On Display: House - Shaker Store Room
Label
lb Extract of/ SARSAPARILLA,/ Aralia Nudicaulus,/ D.M./ PREPARED IN THE UNITED SOCIETY,/ New-Lebanon, N.Y./ Jar lb oz.
1840-1865
Category
Prints and Maps
Place of Origin
New Lebanon; New York; Columbia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Paper (wove)
- Ink
Museum Object Number
1961.0352.039
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews
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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
Place of Origin
New Lebanon; New York; Columbia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Made for or at the Shaker colony at New Lebanon, NY.
Date
1840-1865
Subject(s)
- 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) x 4.134 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.2 (H) x 10.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are of paper.
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.