Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Argenti excoctio |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Object ID |
FA 2000.001.103 |
Description |
Psal. XII.V.7./ Argenti excoctio. Psal. XII.V.7./ Schmelts-und Lauferung des Silbers. Men feed wood into furnace and stoke flames in this spacious laboratory, populated with large masonry furnaces for the smelting and working of metals. This scene also contains a list of alchemical elements in Latin. From the top they are: gold (aurum), mercury (argentum vivum), lead (plumbum), silver (argentum), bronze (aes), iron (ferrum), tin (stannum), water (aqua), and air (aer). At bottom are two biblical quotes from Psalms, Chapter 12: "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." At left is a notation which reads 'Argenti excoctio', Latin for 'burning silver', and at right a similar quote in German refers to the melting of silver. |
Artist |
Lichtensteger, Georg |
Date |
ca. 1700s |
Dimensions |
H-12.5 W-8.25 inches |
Material |
Paper, Ink |
Medium |
Engraving |
Collection |
Fisher Collection |
Search Terms |
Laboratories Silver Engravings Alchemy in art Alchemists Elements Lichtensteger, Georg, 1700-1781 Eighteenth century |
Provenance |
Fisher Scientific, Pittsburg, PA; Fisher Scientific International Inc., Hampton, NH, until 2000. The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2000 (from Scientific International Inc.). |