Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- According to the Dictionary of Protopharmacology "AGARICUS" is a fungus used to stop bleeding. George Urdang author of The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue attributes the containers 1991.0664.0760 through 1991.0664.0825 to Hanau in the late 18th century based on the floral design surrounding the medallion and the initials "HN" on the bottom of many of the jars in the series. However, in a letter to museum curators dated August 1983, the pharmaceutical scholar Wolfgang-Hagen Hein wrote that the containers without initials and those marked "FH" were made in Florsheim in the German state of Hesse.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1790-1810
- Date made
- 1775 - 1799
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Physical Description
- ceramic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.2 cm x 10.5 cm; 6 3/8 in x 4 1/8 in
- Object Name
- jar
- Other Terms
- jar; Pharmaceutical Container
