One-piece cardboard box which has flaps at the top and bottom to open and close the container; the box has a paper label which is glued on and seals the flaps closed; the box contains loose dried plant material.
One-piece cardboard box which has flaps at the top and bottom to open and close the container; the box has a paper label which is glued on and seals the flaps closed; the box contains loose dried plant material.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich USA Oct. 1993.
Date listed on label; likely made between 1906 and 1919
Material
plant material: brown
paper: off-white
cardboard: dark green
Inscriptions
Label reads, "COMFREY // Symphytum Officinate Lin. // No. 86 571946 // Guaranteed by Parke, Davis & Co. under The Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, 1906
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length: 5.5 cm. x Width: 5.8 cm. x Depth: 2.1 cm.
Condition Remarks
Box shows no tears, bends or missing sections; the paper label is complete, but stained; all printed information on the label is legible; plant material will leak out if box is turned on its side