Mortar and pestle. Large, cylindrical iron mortar with flared lip and base; cylindrical iron pestle with clubbed ends, one significantly smaller than the other; pestle has a noticeable seam down the sides. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, a...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large, cylindrical iron mortar with flared lip and base; abstract relief decoration on body of mortar in the form of two layers of parallel vertical lines tapering to points; large cylindrical iron pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together th...
Created:
1890 - 1910?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large cylindrical iron mortar with flared lip and base; bat-shaped mortar tapering to clubbed end at handle. 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 or culinary preparations. Mortar and pestles are to...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large, cup-shaped iron mortar with flared lip and pedestal base; bat-shaped iron pestle with clubbed end at handle. 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 or culinary preparations. Mortar and pestles...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large, cylindrical iron mortar with flared base that widens gradually toward rim; cylindrical iron pestle with clubbed ends, one significantly smaller than the other; pestle has a noticeable seam down the sides. Includes manufacturer markings "2" and "VII." A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly ...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large cylindrical iron mortar with flared lip and base; five holes pierced through base of mortar; bat-shaped mortar tapering to clubbed end at handle. 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 or culin...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.