National Museum of American History
OL: CARVI
Unknown artist
This square bottle with its separate dome–shaped cover probably contained an extract made from caraway seeds. The baked enamel label is marked, "OL: CARVI." The bottle would have contained Oil of Carui, or oil of caraway seeds. This oil was used as a stomachic (to improve appetite and digestion), a carminative (to ease flatulence), or as a diuretic.
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