Bronze bell-shaped mortar with prominent moulded foot ring and pedestal base

Made:
1766-1788 in London
maker:
Beardmore Foundry
Bronze bell-shaped mortar with prominent moulded foot ring and

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Bronze bell-shaped mortar with prominent moulded foot ring and pedestal base, flaring rim with well-defined shoulders, possibly made in the Beardmore factory, London, England, 1766 to 1788

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604357
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
height 149 mm
rim: diameter 180 mm
foot ring: diameter 134 mm
base: diameter 118 mm
type:
mortars

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