Flask with test tube
Date20th-mid 20th Century
Inventory Number1997-1-1900
ClassificationGlassware
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions31.1 x 31.1 x 17.5 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriescork stopper, woven holder
DescriptionA glass flask, likely used in a chemistry laboratory. The flask has a bulb-shaped base and a thin, round neck with a squared off lip.
A cork stopper is positioned in the neck, near the opening of the flask. A thin straight tube pierces the cork stopper and extends down into the body of the flask.
The flask rests in a ring of woven straw, possibly an insulating support or holder.
Stamped on the bulb-shaped base and on the neck are the numbers, "5 / 39."
The exact purpose of the flask is unknown.
A cork stopper is positioned in the neck, near the opening of the flask. A thin straight tube pierces the cork stopper and extends down into the body of the flask.
The flask rests in a ring of woven straw, possibly an insulating support or holder.
Stamped on the bulb-shaped base and on the neck are the numbers, "5 / 39."
The exact purpose of the flask is unknown.
Signedunsigned
InscribedStamped on base and on neck: 5 / 39
Curatorial Remarkshas unintelligible numbers stamped on it
FunctionLaboratory equipment.
American
Date: 1870-1920
Accessories: contains cork stopper with thin glass tube
Object number: 4270
German
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Accessories: Ground glass stopper
Object number: 1998-1-1015
American
Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
Accessories: ground connection tubing
Object number: 1998-1-0767
American
Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
Accessories: ground connection tubing
Object number: 1998-1-0766
