Accession No

5244.214

Brief Description

hand-blown graduated beaker, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1900s

Origin

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1910

Latest Date

1930

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

45mm (diameter), 95mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"10
GRD
G2R" [side of beaker]

Description Notes

Hand-blown beaker, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s.

The crown stamp and hand-inscribed graduations indicate that this was hand-blown. The crown stamp verifies the capacity of the beaker and dates the piece to 1910-1930 (c).

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