Shop round for cinnamon powder

Clear glass shop round, with glass stopper and powdered contents with words 'PULV: CINN:' in black lettering on a gold three pointed shield, for cinnamon powder

Pharmacy bottles have their contents named on the outside in abbreviated Latin.'PULV:CINN:' translates to pulvis cinnamon or powdered rhubarb. Cinnamon was a popular ingredient in pharmaceutical receipes for thousands of years used for its taste, but also for the treatment of diarrhoea.

Details

Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Object Number:
1979-26 Pt13
Measurements:
diameter 95 mm
rim: diameter 66 mm
height 240 mm
type:
shop rounds
credit:
Gibson, John P