Loose dried plant material which has been pressed and packed into a square shape and wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of blue paper; content information has been printed on the paper for product identification.
Loose dried plant material which has been pressed and packed into a square shape and wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of blue paper; content information has been printed on the paper for product identification.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Toronto in Feb. 1994.
Paper label reads, "ALLAIRE, WOODWARD AND CO. // WINTERGREEN // (Gaultheria Procumbens). // Peoria, Ill." (top); "COMMON NAMES. // Wintergreen, Partridge Berry, Deer // Berry, Checkberry, // Teaberry." (side); Properties listed on another side
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-3 Row C
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 5.3 cm. x Width: 5.0 cm. x Depth: 2.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The paper has several holes (likely made by an insect) through which plant material leaks; some of the wording on the paper label is obscured, but undamaged sections are untorn, unstained and legible.