Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Table 31 (Laboratory Equipment) |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Object ID |
2012.045.009 |
Description |
Illustration plate from the Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art (1851), compiled by Johann Georg Heck. The plate shows over sixty small-scale diagrams of 19th-century laboratory equipment, ranging from clamps and tubing to furnaces and alembics. Fine black and white engravings capture minute detail. |
Artist |
Winkles, Henry |
Date |
1851 |
Dimensions |
H-9.375 W-11.5 inches |
Material |
Engraving, Photomechanical Reproduction |
Medium |
Engraving |
Collection |
The Herbert T. Pratt Collection |
Search Terms |
Laboratories--Equipment and Supplies Chemistry--Equipment and Supplies Distillation Engraving Nineteenth century |
Provenance |
Collection of Herbert T. Pratt. |