A cardboard box containing plant material (scullcap?), covered on top, front and back by a paper label and enclosed and sealed in plastic.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1901
circa 1901
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
cardboard: brown
plastic: clear
paper: cream; black
Inscriptions
Top: "SCULLCAP // Scutellaria laterifloria Lin. // No. 238 // C148040 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Skullcap, Skull Cap, Eng.; // Scutellaire, Fr.; Helmkraut, Schildkraut, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The herb. // FAMILY - Labiatæ. // HABITAT - United States and Canada."; back: "PROPERTIES -Tonic, nervine and anti- // spasmodic. Highly extolled by some in the // treatment of chorea, convulsions, tremors, // intermittent fevers, neuralgia and all nerv- // ous affections. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 cc) of an in- // fusion, one ounce to the pint."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-5 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 6.9 cm x Width 6.9 cm x Depth 3.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Box water-marked and abraded on right side; label extensively yellowed; plastic torn on back and bottom; some plant material has escaped box and is trapped in plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 3; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; CD #2
Research Facts
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.