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Beaker Collection (#7)

"Exploring the Rich History of Beakers: From Mayan Pottery to Commemorative Titanic Souvenirs" Beakers have played a significant role throughout history

Background imageBeaker Collection: RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, 1942. Apparatus used at the laboratory at the Chicago and Northwestern

RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, 1942. Apparatus used at the laboratory at the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Companys 40th Street yards for analysing solutions of metals used in locomotives

Background imageBeaker Collection: PNEUMONIA VACCINE, 1937. Army Medical Center Captain John R

PNEUMONIA VACCINE, 1937. Army Medical Center Captain John R. Wood with the partially purified product in cellophane sacks to remove the reaction substances that give chills and fever

Background imageBeaker Collection: POTATO LABORATORY, 1935. Interior of a potato laboratory, Prince Georges County, Maryland

POTATO LABORATORY, 1935. Interior of a potato laboratory, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Photograph by Carl Mydans, August 1935

Background imageBeaker Collection: Autumn, Jan Broedelet, Caspar Specht, 1690 - 1700

Autumn, Jan Broedelet, Caspar Specht, 1690 - 1700

Background imageBeaker Collection: Bacchus, 1592 (engraving)

Bacchus, 1592 (engraving)
XOS1121235 Bacchus, 1592 (engraving) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageBeaker Collection: Prunted Beaker (Berkemeyer)

Prunted Beaker (Berkemeyer); Unknown; Germany, Europe; 1650 - 1675; Free-blown dark yellowish-green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 18.73 x Diam. [lip]: 16.35cm (H: 7 3/8 x Diam)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Covered Filigrana Beaker (Stangenglas)

Covered Filigrana Beaker (Stangenglas); Unknown; Facon de Venise, Germany, Europe; 1550 - 1600; mount about 1710 - 1712; Free- and mold-blown colorless glass with lattimo canes

Background imageBeaker Collection: Prunted Beaker

Prunted Beaker; Unknown; Germany, Europe; 16th century; Free-blown dark blue-green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 25.24 x Diam. [lip]: 14.45cm (H: 9 15/16 x Diam. [lip]: 5 11/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Footed Beaker

Footed Beaker; Unknown; Germany, Lower Rhineland (possibly), Europe; 1500 - 1550; Free-blown pale yellow-green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 11.9 cm (H: 4 11/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Bowl of a Footed Beaker

Bowl of a Footed Beaker; Unknown; about 1525 - 1575; Free-blown colorless (purplish-brown) glass with gold leaf, enamel, and diamond-point engraved decoration; Object: H: 21.4 cm (H: 8 7/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Covered Welcome Beaker (Willkommglas)

Covered Welcome Beaker (Willkommglas); Unknown maker, Facon de Venise, possibly the Glashutte of Sebastian Hochstetter, Austrian, active 1540 - 1569; Hall, Austria

Background imageBeaker Collection: Prunted Beaker (Krautstrunk)

Prunted Beaker (Krautstrunk); Unknown; Germany, Southern Germany, Europe; 1490 - 1530; Free-blown blue-green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 10.48 x Diam. [lip]: 8.73cm (H: 4 1/8 x Diam)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Prunted Beaker (Krautstrunk variant)

Prunted Beaker (Krautstrunk variant); Unknown; Germany, Europe; late 15th or early 16th century; Free-blown pale blue-green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 9.84 x Diam

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beaker (Maigelbecher)

Beaker (Maigelbecher); Unknown; Germany, Europe; 1450 - 1525; Mold-blown pale blue-green glass; Object: H: 8.73 x Diam.: 8.26cm (H: 3 7/16 x Diam.: 3 1/4 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Ring Beaker (Ringbecher)

Ring Beaker (Ringbecher); Unknown; Germany, Europe; early 17th century; Free-blown blue-green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 12.07 x Diam. [lip]: 7.78 x W [base]: 8.73cm (H: 4 3/4 x Diam)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Pattern-Molded Beaker (Warzenglas)

Pattern-Molded Beaker (Warzenglas); Unknown; Germany (possibly), Europe; 17th century; Mold-blown dark green glass with applied decoration; Object: H: 15.08 x Diam

Background imageBeaker Collection: Thick-Walled Beaker (Unzerbrechlicher Becher)

Thick-Walled Beaker (Unzerbrechlicher Becher); Unknown; Germany, Central Germany (possibly), Europe; 1643; Free-blown emerald-green glass with applied decoration and diamond-point engraving; Object

Background imageBeaker Collection: Ice-Glass Beaker

Ice-Glass Beaker; Unknown; Facon de Venise, Netherlands, Europe; late 16th or early 17th century; Free-blown colorless (slightly green) glass with gilding and applied decoration; Object: H

Background imageBeaker Collection: Satirical Beaker

Satirical Beaker; Unknown; Germany, Northern Germany, Europe; 1660; Free-blown colorless (slightly pinkish-gray) glass with gold leaf and enamel decoration; Object: H: 21.8 cm (H: 8 9/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Large Beaker (Humpen)

Large Beaker (Humpen); Unknown; Czech Republic, Bohemia, Europe; 1614; Free-blown colorless (pale blue-green) glass with diamond-point engraving; Object: H: 26.4 cm (H: 10 3/8 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Filigrana Beaker

Filigrana Beaker; Unknown; Facon de Venise, Netherlands (probably), Europe; 1550 - 1625; Free-blown colorless (slightly gray) glass with lattimo canes; Object: H: 13.8 cm (H: 5 7/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Imperial Eagle Beaker (Reichsadlerhumpen)

Imperial Eagle Beaker (Reichsadlerhumpen); Unknown; Czech Republic, Bohemia (probably), Europe; 1599; Free-blown colorless (greenish-brown) glass with gold leaf and enamel decoration; Object: H

Background imageBeaker Collection: Footed Beaker (Stangenglas)

Footed Beaker (Stangenglas); Unknown; Czech Republic, Southern Bohemia, Europe; 1600; Free-blown colorless (slightly brown) glass with diamond-point engraving; Object: H: 34.45 cm (13 9/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Hunt Beaker (Jagdhumpen)

Hunt Beaker (Jagdhumpen); Unknown; Germany, Central Germany, Europe; 1593; Free-blown colorless (slightly purplish brown) glass with gold leaf and enamel decoration; Object: H: 28.9 cm (H: 11 3/8 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beaker with the Arms of Puchner (Stangenglas)

Beaker with the Arms of Puchner (Stangenglas); Unknown; Czech Republic, Northwestern Bohemia (probably), Europe; 1587; Free-blown colorless (pale green)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beaker with Arms of Schiltl and Portner von Theuern

Beaker with Arms of Schiltl and Portner von Theuern; Unknown; Bavaria (possibly), Germany, Southern Germany, Europe; 1586; Free-blown colorless (pinkish to puplish-brown)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Lead-Glazed Beaker

Lead-Glazed Beaker; Unknown; Asia Minor; 1st century; Terracotta; Object: H: 4.2 x Diam.: 17.3 cm (H: 1 5/8 x Diam.: 6 13/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Mythological Beaker

Mythological Beaker; Unknown; Eastern Mediterranean; third quarter of 1st century; Glass; Object: H: 12.6 x Diam.: 7 cm (4 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Facet-cut Beaker

Facet-cut Beaker; Unknown; Eastern Mediterranean; about 75 - 100; Glass; Object: H: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.), Object (at rim): Diam: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.), Object (at body): Diam: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beaker

Beaker; Unknown; Cnidus, Turkey, Asia; 1st century; Gold; Object: H: 13.7 cm, Weight: 0.6562 kg (5 3/8 in. 1.4467 lb.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beaker with Inscription

Beaker with Inscription; Unknown; Eastern Mediterranean, Workshop in the Eastern Mediterranean; 1st century; Glass; Object: H: 7.8 x Diam.: 7.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/8 in.)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Blue liquid inside glass beaker

Blue liquid inside glass beaker
Detail photograph of a blue oily liquid inside a glass beaker. Photographed against a white background

Background imageBeaker Collection: GERMAN DOCTOR, 1871. A German doctor. Caricature engraving, 1871

GERMAN DOCTOR, 1871. A German doctor. Caricature engraving, 1871

Background imageBeaker Collection: Doctor holding buretts in studio, (B&W), portrait

Doctor holding buretts in studio, (B&W), portrait

Background imageBeaker Collection: CHEMISTRY CLASS, 1921. A high school student in the chemical laboratory at the

CHEMISTRY CLASS, 1921. A high school student in the chemical laboratory at the Greenbank Consolidated School, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1921

Background imageBeaker Collection: WHISKEY TESTING, 1920. A chemist of the Internal Revenue Service, using a pipette

WHISKEY TESTING, 1920. A chemist of the Internal Revenue Service, using a pipette to draw a quantity of bootleg whiskey to analyze. Photograph 14 January 1920

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beach picnic with salads in bowls and baskets credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen

Beach picnic with salads in bowls and baskets credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageBeaker Collection: Sterilizing Lab Bottles

Sterilizing Lab Bottles
United States: c. 1937 A woman sterilizing laboratory bottles

Background imageBeaker Collection: Blue Bell-shaped Glass Beaker 550 B. C

Blue Bell-shaped Glass Beaker 550 B. C
Blue Bell-shaped Glass Beaker 550 B.C.British Museum

Background imageBeaker Collection: Glass beaker containing copper strips connected to electrodes in copper sulphate solution

Glass beaker containing copper strips connected to electrodes in copper sulphate solution (copper purification)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Beaker containing cobalt chloride, being weighed with digital scales

Beaker containing cobalt chloride, being weighed with digital scales

Background imageBeaker Collection: Heating element inside beaker filled with water, close-up

Heating element inside beaker filled with water, close-up

Background imageBeaker Collection: Yeast and sugar solution turned into froth of carbon dioxide (anaerobic respiration)

Yeast and sugar solution turned into froth of carbon dioxide (anaerobic respiration)

Background imageBeaker Collection: Solutions of potassium and iodide in water and solution of lead nitrate in water being mixed

Solutions of potassium and iodide in water and solution of lead nitrate in water being mixed together, turning yellow and forming a lead iodide

Background imageBeaker Collection: Carbonated drink overflowing from beaker after mixing with sugar

Carbonated drink overflowing from beaker after mixing with sugar

Background imageBeaker Collection: A beaker of heated, steaming water

A beaker of heated, steaming water

Background imageBeaker Collection: Liquids (methylated spirits, corn oil, water, mercury) of different densities in a beaker with a

Liquids (methylated spirits, corn oil, water, mercury) of different densities in a beaker with a hydrometer

Background imageBeaker Collection: Hand pouring cooking oil over water in beaker

Hand pouring cooking oil over water in beaker




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"Exploring the Rich History of Beakers: From Mayan Pottery to Commemorative Titanic Souvenirs" Beakers have played a significant role throughout history, serving as vessels for various purposes and showcasing exquisite craftsmanship. One such example is the Mayan Pottery With Engraved Jaguar, a stunning piece that reflects the artistic prowess of this ancient civilization. Moving forward in time, we encounter Booths bone china flared beaker, an elegant and delicate creation that exemplifies British craftsmanship. Similarly, the White Star Line Copeland Spode OSNC beaker takes us back to the era of luxury ocean liners like RMS Titanic, with its engraved commemorative design capturing the grandeur of this iconic ship. Speaking of which, another notable mention is the White Star Line RMS Titanic commemorative beaker. This artifact serves as a poignant reminder of one of history's most tragic maritime disasters and stands as a testament to human resilience. Stepping further back into history, we come across The Magdalen Cup from 1573-74. Crafted from silver gilt, it showcases intricate detailing and represents religious symbolism prevalent during that period. The Bell Beaker Culture in Sabadell Spain introduces us to an entirely different era - around 2800-1800 BC - where these distinctive bell-shaped vessels were used for various purposes by early European civilizations. In Sweden's funerary goods collection lies two cauldrons made from copper and iron. These items shed light on burial practices and cultural beliefs surrounding death during ancient times. The Kero from 1438-1533 reveals wooden craftsmanship at its finest; its ornate design suggests ceremonial use within Inca culture. Meanwhile, Michael Fenga's Silver Beaker from c. 1938 demonstrates modern artistry through sleek lines and contemporary aesthetics. Lastly, we have an intriguing Goblet possibly dating back to Iran between the 4th-7th century AD.