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Retort

ca. 1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Etruria (Stoke-on-Trent) (made)

Retort, unglazed ceramic.


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Retort
Materials and techniques
Mortar body
Ceramic
Brief description
Retort, retort clay / mortar body, Wedgwood, Staffordshire, about 1795
Physical description
Retort, unglazed ceramic.
Dimensions
  • Length: 290mm
  • Height: 120mm
  • Width: 65mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' stamped
  • '2 5/8', stamped
Credit line
Given by Richard Foskett
Object history
The retort is understood to have been salvaged from a group of laboratory equipment being disgarded by the Chemistry Department of St Andrew's University around 2008.
Collection
Wedgwood Collection
Accession number
WE.1-2019

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Record createdOctober 26, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463465/retort-josiah-wedgwood-and/
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