Hessian Crucible
notes: label: Description
content: Hessian crucibles are usually reddish in color, triangular in shape, inexpensive, and able to withstand strong reagents and high temperatures. The form originated in the Hesse region of Germany at an early date and remained popular throughout the nineteenth century. This example is one of a set of five.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Schrader's Pharmacy, through Harry L. Schrader
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302607.072
label: catalog number
content: M-14663
label: accession number
content: 302607
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Crucibles
label: Object Name
content: crucible
label: Object Type
content: crucibles
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall -largest: 4 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 8.89 cm x 9.525 cm