Prescription Label, Apotheke in Werden

18th century

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Collection has over two hundred early prescription labels from dozens of apothecaries across Germany and Austria. Early labels were plain and without adornment. Later embellishments included decorative borders, images of animals such as stags, lions, or elephants associated with the name of the apothecary. One series of labels depicts the monastery in Carlsruhe, Germany.