Silver iodide
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label with golden blue threads
Red TOXIC 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.
Dating: 19th century
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Description
Silver iodide
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label with golden blue threads
Red TOXIC 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.
Laboratory or pharmaceutical dispensary bottle, typical of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
Made of blown transparent glass, it has a trace of pontil visible on the bottom, reflecting traditional artisanal manufacturing. It is equipped with its original cap honed with emery, ensuring a perfect fit with the neck of the bottle.
Beautiful enamelled label stenciled with golden highlights, framed by a blue and gold net. This baked enamel technique guaranteed great resistance to handling and chemicals in the pharmacy. A red regulatory label marked "TOXIC" is applied at the bottom, indicating the poisonous nature of the substance.
Silver iodide had quite specific therapeutic uses in the 19th century. It was notably used in ophthalmology in the form of diluted eye drops for eye conditions or chronic inflammations, and in dermatology to treat various skin lesions.
This silver salt exposed patients to the formidable risk of argyria: a chronic poisoning that resulted in definitive skin and tissue pigmentation, irrevocably transforming the skin into a grey-blue or slate-blue shade, similar to metallic oxidation embedded beneath the epidermis, affected individuals were called the blue men.
Height of the bottle: 12cm with blown glass cap - Diameter at the base: 4cm
Dating: 19th century
EMPTY
Please note, the cap has been reattached.
