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Type of Object
Bottle
Place of Manufacture
Staffordshire (England)
Date of Manufacture
1940
Physical Details
Rectangular porcelain vessel used in the culturing of the first isolated therapeutic penicillin. The vessel is made of fired porcelain, with the interior glazed for the growth of molds and the exterior rough and unglazed for easier handling. The base of the vessel is rectangular and flat, with slightly rounded corners, and the front has a spout extending from one side at a sharp angle. The spout has a wide-mouthed opening. Exterior is a dull gray color.
Dimensions
6 cm. x 23 cm. x 28 cm.
Medical Subject
Penicillins; Culture Techniques -- instrumentation
Accession Number
RAM2002.3.1
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Lord Florey's Penicillin Culturing Vessel, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00136.jpg