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TR RI
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This square-shaped clear glass bottle has an applied neck and a flat circular collar. The bottle is decorated with a baked white enamel cartouche that is framed by yellow stylized leaves and capped with a crown. It is marked in black <i>TR RI</i>. The baked enamel label also bears the alchemical symbol for Tartarus (tartar). The number "11" has been etched into the shoulder. According to George Urdang, author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> this bottle was manufactured in the last third of the 18th century.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineTR RI. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
