Dutch Color Standard

Dutch Color Standard

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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. This jar is No. 17 from the series of 1882.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
color standard
ID Number
CH.318121.18
catalog number
318121.18
accession number
231765
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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