Apothecary Bottle, ELIX PECTOR

18th century

This blown glass drug container has a round, flat-shaped stopper and an applied foot. A blue, red and yellow floral wreath is connected at the top with a pink ribbon and at the bottom with a blue ribbon. The Roman numeral XI is etched into the glass just above the shoulder. The opaque white color of the glass comes from the addition of tin oxide and was meant to imitate porcelain. The inside of the wreath is marked, <i>ELIX: PECTOR:</i>. It wasa liquid remedy for ailments of the chest and lungs.