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OL NUCUM IUGL
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OL NUCUM IUGL

18th century · paint (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This blown and molded bottle has a label which reads <i>OL NUCUM IUGL</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. It would have contained Oleum nucum Juglandium, or walnut oil. Walnut oil was used as an anti-inflammatory and emollient.

National Museum of American History’s own description
Credit lineOL NUCUM IUGL. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.

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