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Drug Jar
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This is a square–shaped drug jar with a wide mouth and rounded foot. The gray–white glaze is decorated with blue floral vines, three medallions, and a crown representing the house of Saxony. The date “1716” is at the lower portion of the jar. According to George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i>, the intertwined triple “C” on the left stands for Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and the letters LCD on the right for Louise Christine his wife.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineDrug Jar. 1716. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
