A cardboard box containing dried plant material (dandelion root?) wrapped in plastic that has been sealed with transparent tape; box is covered on top, front and back with a paper label.
A cardboard box containing dried plant material (dandelion root?) wrapped in plastic that has been sealed with transparent tape; box is covered on top, front and back with a paper label.
Top: "DANDELION // ROOT // TARAXACUM OFFICINALE Weber // No. 97 C8961 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA."; overwritten by hand with: "E // 10"; front: "SYNONYMS - TARAXACUM DENS // LEONIS Desf.; Dent-de-lion, Pissen- // lit, Fr.; Löwenzahn, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The root. // NATURAL ORDER - Compositæ. // HABITAT - Northern hemisphere."; back: "PROPERTIES - [illeg.] // tive, diuretic and slightly laxative. Of // value in dyspepsia and in the treat- // ment of skin eruptions associated // with liver derangements. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row E
Dimension Notes
Length 5.9 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are somewhat yellowed; white stain on top (paint?); label is crumpled and torn on front and back edges; plastic is torn on bottom; some plant material has escaped box and is escaping the plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 2; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000
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.
Exhibit History
On exhibit, Billings Estate, 15 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec. 2009