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Retort
Fireclay retort signed "Wedgwood" on the beak, from the workshop of Josiah Wedgwood, the famous potter and instrument-maker. The Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale of Florence purchased 13 retorts in April 1793 to increase the capabilities of the chemistry laboratory, which already possessed [...]
Creator
- Josiah Wedgwood
- Josiah Wedgwood
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- chemistry
- Chemistry
Type of item
- Retort
- scientific instruments
Medium
- fireclay
- fireclay (clay)
Creator
- Josiah Wedgwood
- Josiah Wedgwood
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- chemistry
- Chemistry
Type of item
- Retort
- scientific instruments
Medium
- fireclay
- fireclay (clay)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Places
- England
- England
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:016721
Extent
- length 500 mm, height 215 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JosiahWedgwood.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy