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Matrass with descending still
    • Setting:
      Room XVII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      18th cent.
    • Materials:
      glass
    • Dimensions:
      height 330 mm, diameter 50 mm
    • Inventory:
      1650
    • Matrass with descending still (Inv. 1650)

The matrass is fitted with a descending still to obtain reactions with volatile substances. Contains unidentified substances (contents altered by 1966 Arno flood). Provenance: Lorraine collections.