Sciroppo Laroze Iodurato: il migliore depurativo
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
- Publication:
- [Italy?] : [publisher not identified], [1920?]
- Language(s):
- Italian
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Potassium Iodide -- therapeutic use Nonprescription Drugs -- therapeutic use Administration, Oral
- Genre(s):
- Postcards Advertisements
- Abstract:
- This is a color illustrated postcard for a depurative containing potassium iodide. It evokes herbal remedies from Ancient Rome, and the scene depicts an old woman selling a remedy to two younger women in Roman dress. The old woman wears a long black dress with broad sleeves and a brown striped scarf over her head. Her back is shown, although her head is turned slightly to reveal her profile. She stands behind a stone counter in a stone archway of a building. In her left hand she holds a bottle. On the counter in front her are more bottles and bowls, and a lidded pot. Another bowl is on a table behind her. There are dried herbs hanging from the arch, a bird in a cage is suspended from the top of the arch, and a black cat is standing next to her. The Roman woman on the left is looking at a container in her right hand. She wears a pink tunic, belted at the waist, and a long white veil. The woman on the right is taller. She is looking at the old woman. She is dressed in a light color tunic with a green cloak and green veil.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
- Provenance:
- Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101718135 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101718135