Box of Powders

Title

Box of Powders

Description

Two boxes of packages containing medicinal powder A: Sealed box made of cardboard and wrapped in cellophane paper. White label glued to the top has red border and Chinese characters. Diagonally across the label has white Chinese characters. There is a blue label with white Chinese characters at each end of the box. B: Opened lidded cardboard box with top label identical to A. The outside of the bottom and lid of the box are covered with white paper. Inside are 15 paper packages. 3.75" X 2.5" containing solidified powder. Powder wrapped in white paper printed with red Chinese characters. Each package has blue Chinese characters and a medallion in upper left corner showing a medical man with his gourd ginseng root on right and a deer on the left. Packages are closed with round blue printed sticker. This patent medicine used for reducing fever. One package has been opened (Bxvi).

Identifier

1997.055.127

Collection