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AQ CINAMOM VINO
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This blown and molded bottle has a label which reads <i>AQ CINAMOM VINO</i> 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 topically as an astringent.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineAQ CINAMOM VINO. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
