Display bottle containing mauveine salt

Made:
1863
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Group shot (from left to right) of 1947-115/1 Tall glass
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Tall glass display bottle containing mauveine salt.
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medium size glass display bottle containing mauveine
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Group shot (from left to right) of 1947-115/1 Tall glass
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tall glass display bottle containing mauveine salt.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Three glass bottles containing mauveine acetate or mauveine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Three glass bottles containing mauveine acetate or mauveine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Three glass bottles containing mauveine acetate or mauveine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Three glass bottles containing mauveine acetate or mauveine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Three glass bottles containing mauveine acetate or mauveine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tall glass display bottle containing mauveine salt.

The British chemist William Perkin created the first synthetic dye, mauveine, while attempting to synthesis the malaria medicine quinine. Chemists quickly discovered many other synthetic dyes, which were cheaper than natural ones and came in a wide range of new colours, kick-starting chemical synthesis on an industrial scale.

Details

Category:
Industrial Chemistry
Object Number:
1947-115/1
Measurements:
overall: he.435 mm x dia. 100 mm,
type:
chemical
credit:
Perkin, A F