Collection

Mortar and pestle

Made:
1701-1900

Mortar and pestle, wood, European, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658969
Materials:
wood
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

Mortar

Mortar

Heaxgonal shaped wooden mortar, Europe, 1701-1900

Measurements:
overall: 82 mm x 309 mm x 206 mm,
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A658969/1
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pestle

Pestle

Wooden double-ended pestle, Europe, 1701-1900

Measurements:
overall: 198 mm 42 mm,
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A658969/2
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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