Nesting Crucible
Unknown Maker
19th century
Four ceramic nesting cruciles and lid. All have flat, circular bases, triangular shaped openings, lid is triangular and has knob on the top.
Overall: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34179
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Heat
Not on view
Exhibition History
Alchemy: Magic, Myth or Science?, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, September 26, 2009-January 3, 2010.
Provenance
Julius S. Mason [1894-1965], Hanover, New Hampshire; given to Dartmouth College Museum, 1965; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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