Specimen Bottle with White Powder

Specimen Bottle with White Powder

 
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Object Name: 
Specimen Bottle with White Powder
Department
European
Place Made: 
Germany
Date: 
1825-1925
Color
AAT
colorless
Technique
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17 cm, Diam: 8.2 cm
Accession Number: 
93.3.78
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Specimen Bottle with White Powder. Colorless glass; blown. Tall bottle with stopper. Bottle is full of white powder with a mushroom-shaped stopper.
Inscription
Drogen-Farben-n. Chemikalienhandlung / Kaliumchlorat / (chlorsaures kali) / Gift. / Weigel & Zeen. Dresden-A..Marienstr.12.
label
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on neck
Provenance
Botanical Museum of Harvard University, Source

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