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ESS. MYRRH
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This blown and molded square glass bottle has a narrow neck with a flared collar. The baked enamel cartouche decorates the clear glass with a white shield framed by blue stylized leaves and yellow ribbon, capped by a crown. It is marked <i>ESS. MYRRH</i> which was used as a spice, specifically as an aromatic in church rituals. For medicinal purposes Myrrh was thought to help with conception.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineESS. MYRRH. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
