National Museum of American History
SPIR THERIAC CAMPH
18th century
This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a baked enamel label marked <i>SPIR THERIAC CAMPH</i>. Theriac, an opium compound preparation, was thought to be a panacea for a variety of diseases and an antidote for poison.
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