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Apothecary Bottle, OL CINAM
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This free blown bottle has rounded shoulders, a circular-shaped glass stopper, and dates from the eighteenth century. The baked enamel label is typical of the Rococo style popular at the time. The label is a white oval-shaped cartouche and is outlined with blue stylized acanthus leaves and pink ribbons. The center of the cartouche is marked in black, <i>OL CINAM</i>, Oil of Cinnamon. It is one of a group of six small containers used for oil extracts.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineApothecary Bottle, OL CINAM. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
