Bottled of crude mauveine acetate

Made:
circa 1862
Close-up detail of the bottle cork stopper with red seal Close-up detail of the bottle cork stopper with red seal Close-up detail of the bottle cork stopper with red seal Bottled sample of crude mauveine acetate

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Close-up detail of the bottle cork stopper with red seal
Science Museum Group Collection
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Close-up detail of the bottle cork stopper with red seal
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Close-up detail of the bottle cork stopper with red seal
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bottled sample of crude mauveine acetate
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bottled sample of crude mauveine acetate, made by William Perkin, c. 1862.

Details

Category:
Scientific Instruments & Research
Object Number:
YL1999.2.8
Materials:
Sample is a black/purple powder
Measurements:
155 mm 75 mm, 356 g
type:
experimental dye
credit:
Lent by Michael Kirkpatrick and Sarah Beaufoy