Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Apothecary Bottle |
Object ID |
1996/1209 |
Collection |
PORT ROYAL |
Object Name |
Bottle, Medicine |
Date |
20th century |
Material |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-17.8 W-7.3 L-7.5 cm |
Description |
Cobalt blue moulded bottle, square with chamfered corners and rounded shoulder and lip with string rim. The popular cobalt-blue color was made by adding cobalt oxide to the glass mixture. The automatic bottling machine came into use in 1903, so cobalt-blue bottles seen most often today were machine-made. Many cobalt blue bottles held medicine, like Bromo-Seltzer or Milk of Magnesia. Bromo-Seltzer was an extremely popular drug, in the form of a powder, introduced around1891. This concoction was heavily promoted as a remedy for "sick headache", upset stomach, headache, hangover, and other maladies. |
Credit line |
Courtesy Institute of Jamaica |
Legal Status |
This photograph can be reproduced and used for research and educational purposes without restrictions. For a higher resolution image which may attract a fee, please contact, keeperofcollections@museums-ioj.org.jm |
Provenance |
Transferred from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 1995. |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |