Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
bottle |
Object ID |
2009.0016 |
Description |
Red, glass bottle with silver lid and red and white label. "Poison Cerate' Cantharides" Made by Sharp & Dohme, Baltimore. Made from the cantharides beetle, or the blister beetle. Cantharides, being a natural inflammatory agent, can burn the mouth and throat and cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and kidney damage even in small doses. It also strongly irritates the genito-urinary tract. |
Collection |
William P. Didusch Museum Collection |
Source |
Purchased in 2009 |