Bronze mortar with everted rim decorated with thin band

Made:
1766-1788 in London
maker:
Beardmore Foundry
Bronze mortar with everted rim decorated with thin band

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Bronze mortar with everted rim decorated with thin band, moulded foot ring, band of decoration around waist, Beardmore factory, London, English, 1766 to 1788

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604331
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
height 118 mm
rim, max: diameter 150 mm
foot: diameter 110 mm
type:
mortars

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