Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two-handled iron mortar with flared lip and base and large flange around the center; rectangular handles with rounded corners; bat-shaped iron pestle with clubbed end at handle. Includes manufacturer markings: "3." This mortar and pestle are rumored to have belonged to a midwife in Southern Minnesota before Freder...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical, two handled iron mortar with flared lip and base; horizontal relief lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; decorative knob handles; cylindrical flanged iron pestle with clubbed ends, one larger than the other. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Togeth...
Created:
1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Bowl-shaped stone mortar with two handles shaped like women's faces; one handle has a small, scooped out portion so it can function as a spout; reliefs of a tragic comic Greek mask and lyre also decorate body of mortar. This mortar is likely a neoclassical reproduction of a much earlier style of mortar. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptac...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.