bell jar
Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
Inventory Number: 4145
Classification: Bell Jar
Subject:
User: Department of Physics, Harvard University (founded 1884)
Seller: Stainforth Antique Shop (1920 - 1950 ?)
Cultural Region:
City of Use:
Dimensions:
44 x 24 cm (17 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
Heavy glass bell-jar with a knobbed top and a ground rim.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedpaper label on side reads: Glass Shade 20 00 [its price]; paper tag tied around neck reads: 2175.50 globe glass with knob- large
ProvenanceFor more information on the provenance of this object, see the extensive details in the Constituent entry of the Stainforth Antique Shop of Boston.