Object Details
Description
This whitish gray tin-glazed drug jar has a wide mouth. It is decorated with vines of blue flowers and leaves which create a circular medallion. The interior of the medallion is marked, “CONDIT BARDAN RAD.” The jar would have contained the roots of the bardana plant, a thistle belonging to the genus Arctium. According to George Urdang, the potter’s mark attributes the container to the city of Nuremberg.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
date made
18th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0728
accession number
1991.0664
catalog number
M-05940
collector/donor number
SAP 652
catalog number
1991.0664.0728
Object Name
jar
jar
Other Terms
jar; Pharmaceutical Container
Physical Description
ceramic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 13 cm x 10 cm; 5 1/8 in x 3 15/16 in
overall: 5 in x 3 5/8 in; 12.7 cm x 9.2075 cm
place made
Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg
Related Publication
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Pharmacy
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_993484