Dutch Color Standard

Description:

The Dutch Sugar Standard consisted of a set of glass jars, each containing a different sugar, that could be used to determine where a sample stood on the continuum from raw to refined. These two jars are No. 9 and No. 10 from the series of 1882.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CH.318121.22Catalog Number: 318121.22Accession Number: 231765

Object Name: color standardcolor standards

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5ce0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1816660

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