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SPEC CORDIAL TEMP SP
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This blown and molded square–shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and rounded shoulders. Its white baked enamel label is framed by a baroque–style blue and yellow cartouche. The label reads <i>SPEC CORDIAL TEMP SP</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. The jar would have contained Species Cordiales Temperatae, a powdered mixture containing a variety of plants, herbs, and other ingredients that was used as a stimulant.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSPEC CORDIAL TEMP SP. 17th-18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
