Glass drug jar

Made:
1601-1800

Glass drug jar, with parchment lid, labelled "SERPENT.VIRGINIA" (snake root - used to cure the bile of 'snakes and mad dogs' and stiumlant for fevers), probably Spanish, 17th or 18th century

Details

Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A61754
Materials:
glass and parchment
type:
glass drug jars
credit:
Pontes, N.de