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Retort
    • Setting:
      Room XVII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      18th cent.
    • Materials:
      glass
    • Dimensions:
      length 350 mm
    • Inventory:
      3787
    • Retort (Inv. 3787)

Unlike the fireclay items inv. 1752 and inv. 1753, this retort is made of glass and also has a small open beak. Used for distillation. Provenance: Lorraine collections.