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Apothecary bottles

Scope note

Cylindrical bottles with short necks and glass stoppers, of a type originally sold to an apothecary in sets of four or more and labeled with the name of a standard medicine. For unmarked bottles of varying size used by an apothecary use "medicine bottles." JSSG

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000206889

Broader Terms used

<apothecary containers>

Equivalent Terms used

apothecary bottle

Created

12yrs ago

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