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Retort

Object Name:
Retort
Object ID:
1977.055.48.01
Date:
1840-1880
Description:
Retort, colorless glass, blown; bulbous body with long tapered stem; Part of a set of 19 chemical vessels.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
W-2.7 L-17.2 inches
Provenance:
Part of the James Cowan Sawyer Collection, assembled in the Durham, NH, area in the early 20th century by the father of the donors.
Credit Line:
James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
Subjects:
Chemicals, Chemistry
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