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ELIX. UTERIN. CR
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This blown and molded square glass bottle has had its neck broken off. A baked enamel cartouche decorates the clear glass with a white shield framed by blue stylized leaves and yellow ribbon, and capped by a crown. The bottle is marked <i>ELIX. UTERIN. CR</i> in black text. The bottle would have contained an elixir of uterinum, a compound of sabin, castor and myrrh used to stimulate menses.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineELIX. UTERIN. CR. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
