Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
2002.1.706
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Ceramic, paper
Dimensions:
1 7/8 x 3 in. diameter
Description:
This small white round ceramic box held tooth paste. It reads in reddish-brown "Odonto,/ Oak Bark Orris Tooth Paste/ For Whitening and Preserving/ the Teeth/ Prepared by Henry A. Choate/ Druggist/ Under Revere House, Boston". A paper label encircles the base with instructions for use.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





