Venetian drug bottle c.1700 : a study in pharmaceutical elegance / Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Limited.

  • Distillers Company (Biochemicals)
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1958
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Venetian drug bottle c.1700 : a study in pharmaceutical elegance / Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Limited. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

One of a series of leaflets (historical pharmaceutical containers) issued by The Distillers Company (Biochemicals) advertising Distaval and Distaval Forte ("Safe sedation and sounder sleep") alpha phthalimidoglutarimide. Front is beige with 2 views of a 1700 venetian ceramic drug bottle (Aqua lactucae) bearing an illustration of buildings, towers, a small bridge and cypress trees painted onto it.

Publication/Creation

Wimbledon : Distillers Company (Biochemicals), 1958.

Physical description

1 folded sheet (4 pages) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.

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Dated December 1958.

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    EPH305:11

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