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Three Specimens of Glass, English?, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 58123


Item type
Object
Provenance
From the laboratory of Sir William Crookes, F.R.S. Used for the Green Houses at Kew Gardens. Transferred from Dept. of Geology and Mineralogy.
Physical material
Glass
Paper
Ink
Dimensions
Height: 77mm Width: 75mm Depth: 2mm Weight: 104g
Inventory No
58123
Accession Number
1961-138/20

Description

Three green infra-red absorbing square specimens of glass. The specimen labelled "1a" is the glass originally used for the greenhouses at Kew Gardens. The "2a" and "3a" specimens are labelled as old glass for the Palm House at Kew Gardens.