Bell shaped mortar

Made:
1604

Bell shaped mortar, flared foot and rim, flat base, 2 rounded handles in form of fish (?), 2 decorative friezes and inscription, Early-Modern Dutch: 'Gerrit Ioeghems and his housewife, 1604'.

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604759
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
overall: 114 mm 150 mm,
type:
mortars

Parts

Bronze mortar

Bronze mortar

Bell shaped mortar, flared foot and rim, flat base, with 2 rounded handles in form of fish, 2 decorative friezes and inscription, made in the Netherlands, 1604

Materials:
bronze
Object Number:
A604759/1
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze pestle

Bronze pestle

Double ended bronze pestle, the Netherlands, 1604

Materials:
bronze
Object Number:
A604759/2
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum