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Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip and base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; round handles; cylindrical flanged bronze pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, gri...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 4
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip; embossed horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; knob handles; cylindrical bronze flanged pestle with clubbed ends; etched abstract decoration on pestle ends and around flange. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical ...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled bronze mortar with a flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; rectangular handles set into diamond-shaped decoration on the body; cylindrical flanged brass pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implem...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; knob handles; cylindrical bronze flanged pestle with clubbed ends, one end significantly larger than the other. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Toget...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; rectangular handles set into etched diamond decoration; cylindrical flanged bronze pestle with clubbed ends. Includes manufacturer markings: "1846 -- B: O : [L: L?]." A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a...
Created:: 1846
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; middle section of mortar near handles has a textured surface; knob handles; cylindrical flanged bronze pestle with clubbed ends, one slightly larger than the other. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pe...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; knob handles; cylindrical bronze flanged pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 4
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Squat bronze mortar with [#?] ribs and relief decoration including that of a siren; cylindrical flanged bronze pestle with clubbed ends. Likely a 19th century reproduction of an Early Modern style. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, ...
Created:: 1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Large cylindrical two-handled iron mortar with flared lip; round handles; bat-shaped glass pestle with clubbed end at handle. Pestle includes manufacturer markings: "8." A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharm...
Created:: 1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14

Description:: Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical two-handled iron mortar with flared lip and slightly flared base; knob handles with pointed ends; cylindrical flanged iron pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical...
Created:: 1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 5
Last Updated:: 2025-03-14