Mortar and pestle. Bowl-shaped mortar with a small, open, triangular spout at rim, made of Wedgwood "biscuit porcelain" narrow, circular base; pestle has wooden handle with a small, flanged end that threads into a wider, flared end made of biscuit porcelain for grinding. Includes manufacturer markings:"Trade--Acme--Mark," and "00." Ceramicist Jo...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Bowl-shaped mortar with a small, open, triangular spout at rim, made of Wedgwood-style "biscuit porcelain": pestle has wooden handle with a small, flanged end and a wider, flared end made of stone for grinding. Includes manufacturer markings: "Trade-Acme-mark--5." Ceramicist Josiah Wedgwood created a new kind of biscuit porcel...
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.