Colorless glass Cuban medicine bottle collected from a Key West beach. Embossed text reads: 'Laboratorio Sn Juan / Sn Ignacio 29 Habana', 'Magnesia Aereada / Antibiliosa / Inventada en 1830 / Y Perfeccionada en 1840', 'Por / Juan Jose Marquez.'
Use
Used to transport medicine (aerated magnesia)
Collection
Artifact Collection
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850 - circa 1900
Time Period
19th Century
Place
City
Havana
Country
Cuba
Continent
North America
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bottle, Medicine
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, Medicine
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Medical Accessories
Nomenclature Class
Medical & Psychological T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology