SPEC FEBRIFUG M

17th-18th century

This blown and molded square–shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and rounded shoulders. The bottle has a white baked enamel label framed by a baroque–style blue and yellow cartouche. The label reads <i>SPEC FEBRIFUG M</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. The jar would have contained Speciebus Febrifugae Mynsichti, a powdered herbal medicine formulated by German alchemist Adrian von Mynsicht (1603–1638) as a cure for fever.