Bottle of Licorice Extract

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Bottle of Licorice Extract

Entry/Object ID

2011.392

Description

A small, amber-colored bottle of powdered licorice extract. The bottle appears to be about two-thirds of the way full. The lid of the bottle is a black plastic screw-top, and there is a label attached to the front of the bottle.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Manufacturer

McKesson & Robbins, Incorporated

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

It is difficult to date this exact bottle, but the company began operating under this name in 1853.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Top of lid

Transcription

RELIABILITY / UNIFORMITY / PURITY / EFFICACY / E.R. SQUIBB & SONS

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Type

Label

Location

Front of bottle

Transcription

EXTRACT LICORICE (POWDERED) / McKESSON - LANGLEY - MICHAELS / DIVISION - McKESSON & ROBBINS, INCORPORATED / SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND - FRESNO - HONOLULU, T.H.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

278B

Dimensions

Height

5-3/4 in

Circumference

8-5/8 in

Material

Glass, Plastic, Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Good