COLECCIÓN DE OLLAS PARA LA METALURGIA DEL MERCURIO
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COLLECTION OF POTS FOR MERCURY METALLURGY
ID number
001.327.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
School of Mining and Industrial Engineering at Almadén
Ownership
Private
Institution
School of Mining and Industrial Engineering at Almadén
Individual
Francisco Pablo Holgado's family & EIMIA
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.002.033
Type of Object
Mine
Description
Short description
Made for the process of mercury distillation in different models of metallurgical furnaces.
Measures
"1) Pot for the Xabeca furnace:
Diameter: 0.15m; length: 0.35m
2) Pot for the reverberatory furnace.
Diameter: 0.145m; length 0.485m
3) Pot for the aludel furnaces:
length: 0.37m; major diameter: 0.24m; minor diameter: 0.165m"
Materials
Baked clay
Dating
12th, 17th and 18th century
Author / Producer
No data
Illustrations
Original use
For cinnabar distillation in metallurgical furnaces used in Almadén throughout history.
Present use
Museum exhibition items
Original location
Mine of Almadén.
Present location
Francisco Pablo Holgado Museum of the Historical Mining Complex of EIMIA
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Came to EIMIA in a good state of preservation.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular inspection and maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
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