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Cochineal Red R.R.

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    Object Details

    Description

    This 30 ml glass bottle contains synthetic Cochineal Red.
    The "Wm. Pickhardt & Kuttroff, New York" inscription refers to a dyestuff firm that was established in 1861, and that became the Continental Color and Chemical Co. in 1906.
    This sample was probably part of the Loeb Collection of Chemical Types, a collection that was formed under the bequest of Morris Loeb (1863-1912), a Jewish-American chemist and philanthropist, and sent to the Smithsonian in 1920.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    ID Number

    1980.0597.12

    catalog number

    1980.0597.12

    accession number

    1980.0597

    Object Name

    Synthetic Alizarine Powder
    Synthetic Alizarin

    Physical Description

    glass (container material)
    cochineal red r.r. (contents material)

    Measurements

    overall: 84 mm x 37 mm; 3 5/16 in x 1 7/16 in
    without stopper: 70 mm; 2 3/4 in

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    Medicine and Science: Chemistry

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e826-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_131

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