Wet Drug Jar: Syr. Chin. [chinchona syrup]

Object/Artifact

Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Wet Drug Jar: "Syr. Chin." [chinchona syrup]

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1940.1.117

Description

Off-white, spouted ceramic jar tapering at its base and with a flat tin lid. The jar is painted with the black outline of a crest with the text, "Syr. Chin.," [chinchona syrup] inscribed in its center and two green branches dotted with red berries crossed at its base like a wreath.

Collection

Dr. David Costelo Collection

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1940.1

Source or Donor

Josiah K. Lilly

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Josiah K. Lilly (Class of 1882), 1940

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century, 19th Century

Place

Continent

Europe

Notes

Possibly French

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Jar

Height

8-1/2 in