Apothecary Jar, PANAC MERCUR LEMER
National Museum of American History

Apothecary Jar, PANAC MERCUR LEMER

18th century

paint (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This blown and molded drug jar has a baked enamel label marked in red and black <i>PANAC MERCUR LEMER</i>. its generic blue and yellow decoration and stylized crown above the cartouche is similar to glass drug jars in the collection of the Deutsche Apotheken-Museum in Heidelberg. This bottle is illustrated on page 24 in the Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue.

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