Plaster model of 16th century European alchemical water kettle

Made:: 1942 in Willesden

Plaster model of C16 European alchemical water kettle, 1942

Details

Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A603740

Materials:: whole, plaster

type:: kettles

credit:: Wellcome Institute

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Plaster model of an alchemical water kettle

Plaster model of 16th century (1501-1600) European alchemical water kettle, made by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum Workshops, London, England, 1942

Measurements:: overall: 8.9 kg

Materials:: plaster

Object Number:: A603740/1

type:: model - representation

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Lid from alchemical water kettle

Lid from plaster model of 16th century (1501-1600) European alchemical water kettle, made by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum Workshops, London, England, 1942

Materials:: plaster

Object Number:: A603740/2

type:: pot lid

Alchemical water kettle

Fragment from plaster model of 16th century (1501-1600) European alchemical water kettle, made by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum Workshops, London, England, 1942