Accession No

5244.274

Brief Description

glass stopper, 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

8 mm (diameter at base), 40 mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

Glass stopper, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. Translucent glass as base, with a circular grip at the top. Small bubbles appear within the grip at the top, and there is a piece of twine or string wrapped around the thinnest point.

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