Lavoisier artifacts, circa 1750-1794.

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Lavoisier artifacts, circa 1750-1794.

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Artifacts reflecting the Lavoisiers' personal and professional activities, including two briefcases owned by Antoine Lavoisier (one when he was a child); a Masonic apron; shoe buckles; a library ladder; three small purses of jetons (metal pieces resembling coins) that Lavoisier received for attendance at meetings of government bodies, including the Académie des sciences and a committee on agriculture and commerce; a medal from the Caisse d'escompte; two small games of fortune telling; a cosmetic case designed to resemble a two-volume book; and the original copper plate for Plate VIII of the Traité élémentaire de chimie.

circa 37 items.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Lavoisier, Marie-Anne-Pierrette, 1758-1836

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Académie des sciences (France)

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Caisse d'escompte (France)

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Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent, 1743-1794

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French chemist and government administrator, considered the founder of modern chemistry. From the description of Géographie minéralogique de la France / [par] Lavoisier et Guettard, 177-? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123487897 From the description of Géographie minéralogique de la France / [par] Lavoisier et Guettard, 177-? (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63938887 En 1775, Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-1794) fut nommé régisseur des poudr...