Turned wood mortar

Turned wood mortar, probably English, 1601-1850, with ceramic and wood pestle, probably English, 1850-1930

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658976
Materials:
mortar, wood, pestle, wood and pestle, pottery
Measurements:
mortar: diameter 251 mm
mortar: height 274 mm
pestle: diameter 43 mm
pestle: length 220 mm
weight 8.30 kg;
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

Mortar

Mortar

Turned wood mortar, probably England, 1601-1850

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A658976/1
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pestle

Pestle

Ceramic pestle with wooden handle, probably England, 1850-1930

Materials:
ceramic and wood
Object Number:
A658976/2
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum