Accession No

5244.222

Brief Description

amber glass stoppered bottle, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s

Origin

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

40mm (diameter), 110mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

Amber glass stoppered bottle, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s.

Amber glass is used to block UV and slow the ageing of light-sensitive contents (in this case, likely the finished perfume product).

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