Apothecary bottle with cap
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 21 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass apothecary bottle with straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow scoop shoulder, cylindrical body with paper label, push-up, pontil mark, and scrap of paper inside; metal cap.
Object Number:
Z.685
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label: "Santoniza / Levant Uormocide[?]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26470
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with cap
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 in. ( 26.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass apothecary bottle with straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow scoop shoulder, cylindrical body, push-up, and pontil mark; metal cap.
Object Number:
Z.684
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26469
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with cap
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 21 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass apothecary bottle with straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow scoop shoulder, cylindrical body, push-up, pontil mark, and remnants of paper label inside; metal cap.
Object Number:
Z.687
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26468
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Physician's saddlebag with medicine containers
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Leather, metal, glass, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 19.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Physician's leather saddlebag containing eight cylindrical metal medicine containers, six of them with corks with handwritten inscriptions, and two glass medicine vials with corks.
Object Number:
Z.845
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on cork stoppers: "pills / 5+", "Cohesi[?]", "ISK-labbay", etc. (others illegible)
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, a saddlebag in the collection similar to this one dates from the Civil War period (1861-1865).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
26467
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Physician's saddlebag with medicine containers
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Leather, metal, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 19.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Physician's leather saddlebag containing eleven cylindrical metal medicine containers, eight of them with corks with handwritten inscriptions.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1381
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on cork stoppers: "Buchu", "Geranium", "White rock", "J Seal", "Bay[?]", etc. (others illegible)
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
26466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mortar and pestle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Part (pestle): 1 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.2 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Colorless (probably lead) glass mortar with bulbous ends and pestle with hand-tooled pouring lip and slightly concave base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin
Object Number:
1932.156ab
Gallery Label:
This mortar and pestle were used by the donor's family to granulate herbs for medicine.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pill box
Classification:
Date:
1859-1880
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Oval-cylindrical wooden pill box with flat lid; printed paper label affixed to top of lid; paper lining inside.
Object Number:
Z.853
Marks:
printed: in red on label: "RADWAY'S REGULATORS/ TO REGULATE THE SYSTEM/ R R R/ NEVER/ SICKEN/ DOSE/ FROM/ 1 TO 10 ENTERED ACCODING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR/1859 IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE SOUTHn DIST OF N.Y"
Gallery Label:
According to a printed flyer found inside the box, Radway's Regulators were designed to cure gout, liver complaints, quinsey, indigestion, bronchitis, and much more. The document also provides testimonials from satisfied customers and generally sings the praises of the pills.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
26431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pill box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Wood, paper, pills
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. ( 1.6 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Lozenge-shaped wooden box with flat lid with printed label; pills inside.
Object Number:
Z.856
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to top of lid: "Wm Wright's / 169 Race St. Phila."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
26364
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pill box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Wood, pills
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. ( 1.6 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Lozenge-shaped wooden box with flat lid; unidentified pills inside.
Object Number:
Z.855
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on tape affixed to base: "Leadbeater"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
26363
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lorraine's Vegetable and Cathartic Pills
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal, paper, pills
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Pills ("Lorraine's Vegetable and Cathartic Pills") in original cylindrical metal container and paper wrapping with inscription.
Object Number:
Z.860
Marks:
Printed: on wrapper: "LORRAINE'S/ Vegetable Cathartic/ PILLS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26159
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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