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BALS ARCAE
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This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a narrow neck and a flared lip. The Roman numeral <i>V</i> has been etched into the shoulder of the jar. The baked white enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. A yellow crown sits atop the shield. The jar’s label reads <i>BALS ARCÆ.</i> This jar would have contained balsam of arcæus which was used as a dressing for wounds.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineBALS ARCAE. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
