Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar
  • Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar

Jusquiame leaves - POISON - Antique Pharmacy Bottle - Apothecary Jar - The Poison Cabinet

€85.00

Jusquiame leaves - POISON

Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.

19th-century mouth-blown glass

Red POISON label

Signaling to the pharmacist that it is imperative to keep apart the other substances in the cabinet of toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.

A fascinating testimony to pharmacology

It comes from an old cellar-laboratory in a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not moved since the late 1950s on the shelves. The cellar had served as a laboratory for medical analyses and a laboratory for magistral preparations of the pharmacy from 1900 until around 1950.

Description

Jusquiame leaves - POISON

Antique pharmacy jar - Wide-mouthed apothecary jar. 19th-century mouth-blown glass.

The glass displays the typical irregularities – air bubbles and slight ripples – characteristic of semi-industrial production from the early 20th century or end of 19th. The base shows a mark from the blowing rod.

Red POISON label

Signaling to the pharmacist that it is imperative to keep apart the other substances in the cabinet of toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.

It comes from an old cellar-laboratory in a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not moved since the late 1950s on the shelves. The cellar had served as a laboratory for medical analyses and a laboratory for magistral preparations of the pharmacy from 1900 until around 1950.

This large-capacity jar was a reserve jar intended for the storage of raw materials to be processed into powders, tinctures or infusions in the pharmacy laboratory.

It was used to store the dried leaves of Jusquiame (Hyoscyamus niger). Also called Witches' Grass.

A plant known for its sedative properties, but extremely toxic due to its alkaloid content (hyoscyamine and scopolamine). It is one of the emblematic herbs of ancient pharmacopoeia and traditional witchcraft that produces strong hallucinations.

This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for raw materials to be processed into powders, tinctures or infusions in the pharmacy’s laboratory.

The ‘POISON’ label at the bottom of the jar is not decorative. Foxglove has a very narrow therapeutic window: the curative dose is very close to the toxic dose. Handling the dried leaves required extreme precision and was strictly regulated due to its high toxicity.

Beautiful handwritten cursive script in pen on the label.

The red paper used for the label was intended for toxic substances, so that the chemist could immediately distinguish them from non-toxic substances. The label also bears the supplier’s details: “Mod. 250, M., J. & Cie, Paris”.

Height: 23.5 cm – Diameter: 10 cm

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