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Apothecary Bottle
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This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a thin neck, a flared lip and a round stopper. The Roman numeral "VII" is etched into the shoulder. The white baked enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. Above the shield is a yellow crown. The bottle’s label bears the alchemical symbol for Spirits and Sulphur with the letters <>IS</i> in black. This bottle would have held <i>Spirits Sulphuris</i> which was used to treat coughs and mucus expectoration.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineApothecary Bottle. 17th-18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
