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Apothecary Bottle, SPIR: LAVEND
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This blown glass bottle is marked <i>SPIR: LAVEND:</i> The opaque white color of the glass comes from the addition of tin oxide and was meant to imitate porcelain. The flowers and leaves of the Lavender plant were used as an aromatic and to eliminate pests. Lavender was used as a medicinal by mixing it with other herbs. It was also used to cure headaches, apoplexy and loss of speech.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineApothecary Bottle, SPIR: LAVEND. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
