Bodeker Drug's Syrup Squills, 2026
Graphite on cotton paper
Dimensions: 20 in. x 15 in.
Framed Dimensions: 23.25 in. x 18.25 in.
All pieces are professionally framed with acid-free materials and UV-protective, anti-glare glass.
 
This piece features an antique apothecary bottle from Richmond, Virginia. Bodeker Drug Company was incorporated in 1898 and operated at the East Main Street address listed on this label until 1913, helping date this bottle to the early 1900s. This bottle contained Syrup Squills, a cough syrup made from squill, which is a flowering plant. Dried squill bulbs were used in preparations to to treat coughs, asthma, and heart conditions.