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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Celebrated Compound Oxygenated Bitters |
| Reference | 1991-24-4 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 1991 |
| Date | c. 1846-1847 |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Printed by A. Hanford, 58 Nassau-Street, N.Y. |
| Document Type | Poster |
| Theme(s) | Botanic Medicine |
| Keywords | asthma, indigestion, tonic, respiration |
| Additional Information | Bitters are drinks, usually alcoholic, containing gentian, quinine, quasia, or other bitter-tasting vegetable drugs, that over the years have been recommended for almost every human ill. The Celebrated Oxygenated Bitters, one of a small group that did not contain alcohol, were promoted for dyspepsia, asthma, and general debility, conditions that would seem to have little in common. In this poster of 1846-47, one of the earliest multicolor woodcuts published in the United States, a portrait of the company's proprietor, George B. Green, is prominently illustrated, surrounded by testimonials from five senators, four congressmen, the president of Michigan State Bank, and "other prominent Gentlemen." William H. Helfand, from 'The Picture of Health: Images of Medicine and Pharmacy from the William H. Helfand Collection' (1991), p. 18. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's catalogue. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | Philadelphia Museum of Art |