National Museum of American History
BALS IRIS ANIS
18th century
This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has an applied neck and a flared collar. The clear glass is decorated with a baked enamel cartouche with a white shield on a blue background. The shield is framed by a yellow C scroll design and capped by a crown. George Urdang author of <i>The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy Catalogue</i> attributes this bottle to the Court Pharmacy of Pillnitz which today is a city quarter in eastern Dresden, Germany. The bottle is marked <i>BALS IRIS ANIS</i> with red initial letters and the alchemical symbol for sulphur.
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