Mortar and Pestle

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Object Details

Description

Carved octagonal wooden mortar and turned wooden pestle. The pestle has a knob finial and the lower portion of the pestle is scored. The mortar and pestle are probably not original to each other. Urdang felt the form of this mortar to be typical of those found throughout the Rhine River Valley.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

ID Number

1991.0664.0086

accession number

1991.0664

catalog number

M-05639

1991.0664.0086.01

1991.0664.0086.02

collector/donor number

SAP 351

Object Name

mortar and pestle

Other Terms

mortar and pestle; mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

carved (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 14.3 cm x 11.6 cm; 5 5/8 in x 4 9/16 in

Related Publication

Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

European Apothecary

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Pharmacy

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c29c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_994053