Object Details
- Description
- This blown and molded bottle has a label which reads AQ CINAMOM VINO in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. This bottle would have contained Aqua Cinnamomi & Vino, or cinnamon water with wine. In addition to its use as an aromatic, cinnamon was used as a tonic for stomach ailments and as an astringent.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 18th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 7.5 cm; 7 3/8 in x 3 in x 2 15/16 in
- Object Name
- bottle
- Other Terms
- bottle & stopper; bottle; Pharmaceutical Container
