Drug Jar
National Museum of American History

Drug Jar

1790-1810

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

Drug jars often came with blank shields or cartouches. When the contents of the jars were refilled with different ingredients the apothecary wrote the new formula on the medallion.

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