American Ginseng Pills

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Kiehl's Inc.

Date made

1988

ID Number

1989.0196.092

catalog number

1989.0196.092

accession number

1989.0196

Object Name

Patent Medicine

otc preparation

Other Terms

Patent Medicine; Pharmaceutical; Pills

Physical Description

american ginseng (100%) (overall material)

white (overall color)

gold (overall color)

black (overall color)

red (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 10.8 cm x 7.1 cm x 2 cm; 4 1/4 in x 2 13/16 in x 13/16 in

overallq: 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 7.3025 cm x 10.795 cm

place made

China

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-d7c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1142505