| | | Early, Painted Label Apothecary Bottle, England, 1815 1830. A.PYROLIG.D original black lettering, gold background, deep red border. Beautiful, medium-to-deep yellowish olive amber, onion or carboy-form bulbous body, sheared mouth with an applied, broad, short tapered collar iron pontil scar, ht. 11 3/8, near mint; (a little minor light wear, and a bit of washable interior residue, only very minor paint loss, otherwise perfect). A great example, very difficult to find in this condition!
Note; in research on Latin pharmaceutical terms, A.PYROLIG.D is an abbreviation for Acidum Pyrolignosum, the Latin name for pyroligneous acid. Pyroligneous acid was also known as wood vinegar, produced by the destructive distillation of wood. It was used in early 19th century for various medicinal and antiseptic purposes.
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