Accession No

5244.286

Brief Description

perforated Gooch crucible plate, 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

ceramic

Dimensions

13mm (diameter), 2mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

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

This is a small perforated plate, used to construct a filter inside a Gooch crucible. It is white ceramic, with brown patches of discolouration.

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