A cardboard box containing plant material (uva-ursi?), covered on top, front and back by a paper label and wrapped and sealed in plastic.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1898
circa 1898
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
cardboard: grey
plastic: clear
paper: beige; red; black
Inscriptions
Top: "UVA-URSI // Arrtostaphylos Uva-ursi (Lin.) Sprengel. // No. 315 C91080 // PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY // WALKERVILLE, // ONT., // CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS -BEARBERRY, Mountain Cran- // berry, Eng.; Busserole, Fr.; Bärentraube, Ger.; Gayuba, Span. // PART EMPLOYED - The leaves. // FAMILY - Ericaceæ. // HABITAT - Northern latitude of Asia and America."; back: "Uva ursi is astringent, car- // minative and tonic. It also has a sedititive effect // upon the kidneys and urinary tract. It is em- // ployed in the treatment of irritation of the // bladder, dysuria, cystitis, phelitis, etc. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an ounce // to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-5 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length 6.9 cm x Width 6.9 cm x Depth 3.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Label extremely yellowed, torn at front and back, wrinkled at back, and water-marked on top; 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 4; 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.