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LIMAT MART
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This blown and molded square-shaped jar has a flared lip, and a round glass stopper. The numeral "3" is etched into the glass stopper. The white baked enamel shield is framed by stylized blue leaves with yellow and red flowers. Above the shield is a yellow crown. The label bears the alchemical symbol for powder and the text <i>LIMAT MART</i> in black. This bottle would have contained Limatura Martis, sublimated iron, iron filings, used as a stimulant, astringent, or tonic.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineLIMAT MART. 17th-18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
