Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bitters in box
Object name
Bitters in box
Date
1846-1880
Medium
Wood, paper, bitters
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Cylindrical wooden box wrapped in original paper and inscribed label; bitters powder inside smells of ginger.
Object Number
Z.894
Marks
printed: on label: "NEWTON'S/ JAUNDICE/ Bitters,/ Are good in all Billious Affections, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Fever & Ague, Hypochondria, Hysterics, Flatulence, Costiveness, Diarrhoea, Indigestion, Asthma, Worms, Catarrh, Sick Headache, and the Liver Complaint./ Price 25 Cents."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
