Apothecary Jar

Dimensions: 7.25 inches tall (8.5 with lid), 3 inches wide.

Scallop design along bottom of antique pharmacy apothecary bottle, from pharmacist Howard I. Scaggs, of Baltimore, MD.

Contents were for a compound chalk mixture with directions to be taken from the U.S.P. (United States Pharmacopeia) standards. 

This was typically prescribed for treatment as an antacid or anti diarrheal medication.