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Matrass
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This dark green glass matrass (or bolt head) belonged to Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), the accomplished and controversial English chemist and natural philosopher, and was undoubtedly made after his immigration to the United States in 1794. It might have been used for distillation.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineMatrass. 18th century. Priestley, Joseph. National Museum of American History, Frances D. Priestley. CC0.
