Alembic
notes: label: Description
content: This is a free-blown green glass alembic container with a round finial and conical spout. Alembics were used for the distillation of chemicals.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
label: Subject
content: Chemistry
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0924
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-06320
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 1012
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0924
objectType: label: Object Name
content: distillation helmet
label: Object Name
content: alembic
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 cm x 30.5 cm x 16 cm; 14 9/16 in x 12 in x 6 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 11 5/8 in; 13.97 cm x 31.75 cm x 29.5275 cm