Barometer

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Object Name: 
Barometer
Place Made: 
Northern Europe
possibly Belgium
Accession Number: 
61.3.195
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1700-1799
Credit Line: 
Gift of Minnie L. Schuelein
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; blown, pattern-molded. Ovoid shape, flattened on one side; a long, arching tube applied on the front, open at the tip, with trailed, pincered band on the front; the body ribbed; trailed, pincered bands on either side of the body; drawn bulbous knop at the base, with pontil scar on the end; paper sticker on the end, inscribed in blue ink "63"; long loop for hanging at the top.

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Department: 
Science and Technology; Early Modern
Provenance: 
Schuelein, Minnie L., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Blown, Pattern-Molded