Object Details
Description
This blown and molded glass bottle has a narrow neck, a flared lip, and a spherical shaped glass stopper. The bottle has a blue, white, and yellow baked enamel shield. The label is marked LIQ MAGN SULPH in black, with the first initial of each word in red. This bottle would have contained liquid magnesium sulphate, commonly known as Epsom salt which was used as a mild cathartic, diuretic, and diaphoretic.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
date made
18th-19th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0437
accession number
1991.0664
catalog number
M-05586
collector/donor number
SAP 298
catalog number
1991.0664.0437.01
1991.0664.0437.02
Object Name
bottle
Other Terms
bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
Physical Description
"colorless" (overall color)
glass (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 18.5 cm x 9.6 cm; 7 5/16 in x 3 3/4 in
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_994207