Clear glass alembic

Made:
1801-1900
Clear glass alembic, domed head with neck and broken spout

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Clear glass alembic, domed head with neck and broken spout
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Clear glass alembic, domed head with neck and broken spout, presented by Professor A.J. Clarke, Edinburgh University, 1927, possibly English, 1800-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A57362
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
overall: height 117 mm
head: height 93 mm
head: diameter 82 mm
with spout: length 112 mm
type:
alembics
credit:
Clarke, A.J.

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