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Apothecary Bottle, OL MACIS
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This blown and molded square bottle has rounded shoulders, and an oval-shaped glass stopper. Dating from the eighteenth century, this baked enamel label is typical of the Rococo style. The oval cartouche is outlined in blue stylized acanthus leaves and pink ribbon the center of the cartouche is marked in black <i> OL MACIS </i>, refers to nutmeg. This jar is one of a group of six small containers used for oil extracts.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineApothecary Bottle, OL MACIS. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
