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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.