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Edward Seymour, from Wantage in Berkshire ...
Latin Text: :
EDVARDUS SEYMOUR de Wanatina in Com: Bercheriensi Pharmacopola, Artis ChymicoTinctoria à se inventæ quâ cujuscunque generis Ligno Juglandis Pectines impressit Museo Ashmoleano Primitias consecravit.
Translation: :
Edward Seymour, from Wantage in Berkshire, was a pharmacist and dedicated to the museum the first fruits of his work on chemical dyes. He discovered this art, and struck permanent tints through a plank of wood from a type of walnut tree.
Location: : Not listed in the 1836 catalogue. The present location of this object is unknown.
Year: : MDCCLVI (1756); Page Number: : 22 (recto)
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