Specimen / smelting / lead ore / separation / silver / German me

Description

One of a group of specimens illustrating the dressing and smelting of ores, German method - smelting of lead ore and separation of silver - silver separation, cupel hearth - sample of silver

Museum reference

T.1858.253.B.26

Collection

Industry and Commerce

Object name

Specimen / smelting / lead ore / separation / silver / German me

Production information

Schumann, Carl Gottfried, 1814 - 1867, Maker
Freiberg, Germany, Western Europe

Date

1858

Materials

Glass, Silver

Physical description

Silver

Associations

Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, Western Europe

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