Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medicine bottle
Object Number:
Z.612
Date:
1869
Medium:
Glass, paper, wax
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 11.7 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: on paper wrapping: "PRICE 25 Cts./DR./PEDRO'S/SOOTHERINE/OR/SASPARILLA SYRUP/FOR CHILDREN./A SOVEREIGN REMEDY FOR/Wind Colic, Griping in the Bowels, Dysentery, &c./WHEN TEETHING,/It soothes and softens the gums, and allays all inflammation./NONE,
Description:
Glass medicine bottle (probably blown in a three-part mold) entirely swathed in paper wrapping, with red sealing wax at mouth of bottle; on wrapping, illustration of woman holding child, in oval frame, next to inscription beginning "DR. PEDRO'S SOOTHERINE OR SARSPARILLA SYRUP FOR CHILDREN."; stamp near top of bottle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
