Object Details
- Description
- This square-shaped blown and molded apothecary jar has a narrow neck for liquids. The baked enamel label is a white shield surrounded by a blue wreath which is typical of German pharmaceutical containers of the 17th and 18th centuries. The jar is marked AQ TILLAW FL.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 17th-18th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18.3 cm x 8.2 cm x 8 cm; 7 3/16 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in
- Object Name
- bottle
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