bell jar
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1100
Classification: Glassware
Subject:
Maker: American ?
Seller: Stainforth Antique Shop (1920 - 1950 ?)
User: Department of Physics, Harvard University (founded 1884)
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
18.5 x 20 cm (7 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Description:
This is a bell jar made from clear glass. Normally, bell jars have a bell-like shape with a rounded, closed top and an open bottom. While this particular model has an open bottom and a bell-like shape, it has a thick lip and an open top.
There is a small, tan sticker at the bottom with information about the provenance of this object and its date written in black ink (see inscriptions for more details).
There is a small, tan sticker at the bottom with information about the provenance of this object and its date written in black ink (see inscriptions for more details).
Signedunsigned
Inscribedon small sticker at the bottom of the bell jar: From Physics Lab, returned via Stainfort's [sic] Antique Store, Beacon St. 1941/ 10-21-49.
ProvenanceFor more information on the provenance of this object, see the extensive details in the Constituent entry of the Stainforth Antique Shop of Boston.