Specimen Bottle with Reddish-Orange Powder

Specimen Bottle with Reddish-Orange Powder

 
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Object Name: 
Specimen Bottle with Reddish-Orange Powder
Department
European
Place Made: 
Germany
Date: 
1825-1925
Color
AAT
colorless
Technique
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17.1 cm, Diam: 8.4 cm
Accession Number: 
93.3.81
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Specimen Bottle with Tan Powder. Colorless glass; blown. Tall bottle with stopper. Bottle is 3/4 full of tan powder with a mushroom-shaped stopper.
Inscription
"Rutil"
label
:
on neck
Provenance
Botanical Museum of Harvard University, Source
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2007-05-18 through 2007-11-25
Changing Exhibitions Gallery

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