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OPIATUM
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Tin-glazed drug jar with a short straight neck, a slightly flared foot, and a white background with a blue festoon. The decorative motif is the same as 1991.0664.0848-850. Above and below the festoon are branches and swags of flowers. On the left a hand extends out holding a Caduceus, symbol of the medical profession.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineOPIATUM. 1804-1876. H.A. Piccardt. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
