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Drug Jar
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This turned wooden drug jar is painted reddish-brown. The ivory-colored band inscribed with gothic letters indicates this jar dates from the seventeenth century. The shield in the center depicts three acorns and leaves on a stem, and probably represented the name of the apothecary where it was used.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineDrug Jar. 17th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
