Accession No

5244.233

Brief Description

Gooch crucible, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, Japanese, 1950s

Origin

Japan

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

ceramic

Dimensions

35mm (diameter), 40mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gooch crucible, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s.

This small ceramic pot has a perforated base and would have been used for filtration. It has blurred kanji on one side (illegible).

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