Mortar

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Object Details

Description

This bronze mortar has a flared rim, beaker-shaped body with six vertical gothic style ribs and a twisted applied handle. A hand written note placed inside mortar reads, "Probably Spanish/ 16th c./ or french". Urdang catalogued this mortar as Germanic, early 15th century.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

ID Number

1991.0664.0088

accession number

1991.0664

catalog number

M-05641

collector/donor number

SAP 353

Object Name

mortar

Other Terms

mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.

Physical Description

bronze (overall material)

gothic (overall style)

Measurements

overall: 10.2 cm x 13 cm x 12.3 cm; 4 in x 5 1/8 in x 4 13/16 in

unspecified

Germany

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-b6d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_994055