National Museum of American History
CORNU CERVIUS
1775 - 1799
This early 19th-century ceramic apothecary jar bears the label <i>CORNU CERVIUS</i>. It would have contained which is Latin for Deer Horn. Calcium phosphate from stag horns was used in spirits or tinctures as a general tonic, diaphoretic, sedative, antispasmodic, or antacid. The text is surrounded by a yellow oval which is decorated with a garland of flowers at the top and a green wreath at the bottom.
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