Double ended pestle and mortar

Made:
1701-1900

Double ended pestle and mortar, wood, European, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A95844
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
pestle: length 125 mm
pestle: diameter 32 mm
mortar: height 106 mm
mortar: diameter 45 mm
type:
mortars and pestles
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Wooden pestle

Wooden pestle

Double ended wooden pestle, Europe, 1701-1900

Measurements:
overall: 125 mm 32 mm,
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A95844/1
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden mortar

Wooden mortar

Wooden, cyclindrical mortar, Europe, 1701-1900

Measurements:
overall: 106 mm 45 mm,
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A95844/2
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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