Accession No

5244.227

Brief Description

box containing glass stoppers, 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, paper

Dimensions

70 mm (width), 100 mm (lenght), 30 mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

'6 unex' in pencil [on lid]
'BAOKED' [on lid]
'G...STOPPER...' [on lid]
'B439B' [on bottom of box]
'BAOKED' [on bottom of box]
'ExD 31' [on bottom of box]

Description Notes

Small paper box containing 6 glass stoppers wrapped in tissue paper, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. Label on top of box is worn, with 'G' and 'STOPPER' visible.

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