Merck Pharmaceutical Samples, circa 1884

Artifact

Sample (Commerce)

Date Made

circa 1884

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.0.19.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Imitation leather
Velvet (Fabric weave)
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Royal blue (Color)

Dimensions

Depth: 15 in

Width: 22 in

Height: 2.75 in

Depth: 30 in  (Open)

Height: 4 in  (Open)

Width: 22 in  (Open)

Inscriptions

centered across the top: E. MERCK left column: New York 1853, First Prize. / Darmstadt 1861, Goldene Medaille. / London 1862, Bronze Medal. / Paris 1867, [illegible] d'or. / Wien 1873, Dem Fortschritte. right column: Darmstadt 1876, 1. Pries. / Sidney [sic.] 1879, First Award. / Genoa 1880, Medaglia d'oro. / Melbourne 1880, Golden Medal. / Wien 1883, Ehren Diploma. centered below the columns: Amsterdam 1883, Eere Diploma.

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