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Mel ros sol
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This light blue and white syrup jar has a strap handle and straight spout. It is marked in manganese-colored gothic script, <i>Mel ros sol</i>. The word Mel in Latin denotes Honey. Mel ros sol might refer to Rosatus Solutions Syrupus. George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> notes that the handle is decorated with the owners signature mark, folded arms supporting a cross.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineMel ros sol. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
