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Florence Chemical Flask, English, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 51951


Subject
Chemistry
Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Glass
Dimensions
Diameter: 70mm Height: 200mm Weight: 44g
Inventory No
51951

Description

A pear-shaped glass flask with thin walls. Probably earned this name because of similar shape to the bottles in which oil was imported from Italy.