Object Details
Description
Gothic-style, beaker-shaped bronze mortar with an applied square handle and three vertical ribs. The ribs extend from a horizontal rib just below the neck to a horizontal rib just above the base of the vessel. Urdang believed this mortar to be of Germanic origin of the late 15th century.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
ID Number
1991.0664.0092
accession number
1991.0664
catalog number
M-05645
collector/donor number
SAP 357
Object Name
mortar
Other Terms
mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.
Physical Description
bronze (overall material)
gothic (overall style)
Measurements
overall: 18.4 cm x 19.5 cm x 16.7 cm; 7 1/4 in x 7 11/16 in x 6 9/16 in
unspecified
Germany
Related Publication
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Pharmacy
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_994059