{"product_id":"ether","title":"Ether","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining a \u003cstrong\u003eMallinckrodt ether bottle from c. 1898\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ether was one of the substances that transformed surgery, helping to usher in the era of general anaesthesia and allowing procedures to be performed without the unimaginable pain that had previously accompanied them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts enormous medical usefulness came with a rather less convenient characteristic: ether is extremely volatile and highly flammable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the modern era, Ether entered a darker chapter of its existence through its use as a solvent in the production of freebase cocaine, a predecessor to crack cocaine. Comedian Richard Pryor famously joked that he set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine after spilling ether over himself. The ether detail is probably apocryphal, and a great example of a comedy genius exercising a little artistic licence, but the story has prevailed and is still mentioned today as a cautionary tale on the grim reality of drug addiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped back to the bottle, label, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eEther\u003c\/strong\u003e represents one of the more remarkable chapters in The Apothecary Cabinet: a substance that genuinely revolutionised medicine, despite being rather alarmingly combustible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60393021636942,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60393021669710,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60393021702478,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_06_Ether.jpg?v=1786781786","url":"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/products\/ether","provider":"BaxCo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}