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Syrup Jar
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About this work
George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes 1991.0664.0681 through 1991.0664.0705 to Niderwiller, a town near Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France. This baluster-shaped drug jar has a scallop edged foot and a flat round lid. The container has a white-glaze background with two continuous rings of blue, orange and yellow stylized flowers. The label reads <i>Syr. Cortic</i>, and is applied in black between the two bands. The foot has a berry and leaf vine at its edge. Cortic refers to the bark or rind of an orange peel which would be mixed with other ingredients.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSyrup Jar. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
