Pill rolling machine
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 36.2 cm)
Overall (b): 2 in. × 13 1/8 in. × 6 3/8 in. (5.1 × 33.3 × 16.2 cm
Description:
Pill rolling machine consisting of (a) rectangular "roller" with two handles and (b) sloping rectangular base with brass plate with quarter inch grooves and trough at one end; (a) also has grooved plate and is designed to glide over length of base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Henry F. DuPont
Object Number:
1948.400ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
39494
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary chest
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Wood, glass, ceramic, pewter, iron, paper
Dimensions:
Chest (INV.7863a): 10 1/2 x 14 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (26.7 x 37.1 x 29.5 cm)
Part (INV.7863b pewter spoons): 7 x 2 1/2 in. (
Description:
Rectangular wooden medicine chest with flat, hinged lid, dovetailed corners, leather mounts on each side (handles missing), two hooks to close lid, and two drawers stacked on top of each other, with metal pulls and metal latch to prevent drawers from falling out; upper section of chest (above drawers) divided into compartments of various sizes containing cylindrical pewter apparatus with wooden handle, twelve colorless glass apothecary bottles blown in a mold with narrow mouth, rounded shoulders, square base with pontil mark, and pressed glass stoppers (one larger, six medium, and five smaller), seven stoneware jars, identical in form, one larger than others, with straight sides and nonexistent neck, canvas sack sewn shut (with paper label), and case with cardboard compartments; first drawer contains metal (possibly copper) spatula, iron utensil with spatula and bowl, and set of brass weights with translucent pans (possibly horn); second drawer contains eleven seventeenth-century style pewter spoons with circular bowls and straight rectangular handles.
Object Number:
INV.7863a-m
Marks:
printed: in Dutch: "Verbandpakje / Van Het Niederlandsischeleger/Bulten Noodzaak/ Vier Bueuen (?)" and lengthier directions on back
raised: on pewter spoons, "HL" in a crown over a flower
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
39390
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Key
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 15.6 x 7.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Tooth extractor with steel shaft and wooden handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Object Number:
1941.608
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this item was purchased at an auction sale in Berryville, Virginia at the home of Betty and Virginia Washington, daughters, of Dr. Washington. They were relatives of George Washington.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
39321
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Druggist's jar fragment
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Fragment associated with an unlocated four-part druggist's jar; glass stopper with hollow shank surmounted by large, inverted bell-shaped finial.
Object Number:
Z.3040
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass cylinders (pair) in wooden box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass, paper, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 7 x 31.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wooden box with lid attached by cloth hinge; contains two slightly tapered glass cylinders.
Object Number:
INV.388a-c
Marks:
stamped: on inside of box: "Claro 100"
printed: on label affixed to inside of box: "LEGITIMOS DE Juan Island"
burned: into top of lid: "......CLAPIO/>>>>J. Vuaró"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38608
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 22.2 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden box without lid; printed paper label affixed to one side with inscription, "DR. CARTER'S COMPOUND PULMONARY BALSAM . . . Sold Here."
Object Number:
Z.1946
Marks:
printed paper lable: affixed to one side: "DR. CARTER'S / COMPOUND PULMONARY / BALSAM. / PREPARED FROM VEGETABLES ONLY! / Sold Here."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
32966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pestle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood (lignum vitae)
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden turned pestle with a slightly flared cylindrical body; baluster handle with a flat circular head.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. F. Huntington Babcock
Object Number:
1960.86a
Gallery Label:
This pestle belonged to the donor's family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
32859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
overall: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bottle containing solidified yellow substance; wide cylindrical neck with prescription lip and ring around base; ovoid body with oval depression with printed paper label on front and six columns of pearls separated by vertical ribs on sides and back; oval foot; ground and polished pontil mark; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.1819
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to front of bottle: "SUPERIOR / POMADE / FOR THE / TOILET / KLEMM & CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
32744
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bottle containing solidified yellow substance; wide cylindrical neck with prescription lip and ring around base; ovoid body with oval depression with printed paper label on front and six columns of pearls separated by vertical ribs on sides and back; oval foot; tax stamp affixed to base; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.515
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to front of bottle: "SUPERIOR / POMADE / FOR THE / TOILET / KLEMM & CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
printed tax stamp: affixed to base: "1 / CENT / 1 / U. S. INTER. REV. PROPRIETARY / ONE CENT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
32610
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, paper, metal foil
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.6 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck with prescription lip and ring around base; ovoid body with oval depression with printed paper label on front and six columns of pearls separated by vertical ribs on sides and back; oval foot; ground and polished pontil mark; crumpled metal foil inside bottle.
Object Number:
Z.514
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to front of bottle: "SUPERIOR / POMADE / FOR THE / TOILET / KLEMM & CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
32609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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