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Turned wood mortar and pestle

Turned wood mortar and pestle

1651-1850
Composition pestle and mortar

Composition pestle and mortar

1870-1901
Carved ivory mortar and double-ended pestle

Carved ivory mortar and double-ended pestle

1600-1900
Goblet-shaped decorated mortar with pestle

Goblet-shaped decorated mortar with pestle

1600-1800
Goblet-shaped mortar with pestle

Goblet-shaped mortar with pestle

1700-1900
Tall mortar with flared rim and accompanying pestle

Tall mortar with flared rim and accompanying pestle

1700-1800
Cylindrical mortar with pestle

Cylindrical mortar with pestle

1600-1900
Turned wood mortar and pestle

Turned wood mortar and pestle

1651-1850
Ceramic mortar and pestle, by Mason

Ceramic mortar and pestle, by Mason

Pink clay cup-like mortar with large handle and pestle

Pink clay cup-like mortar with large handle and pestle

1201-1900
Turned and carved wooden pestle and mortar

Turned and carved wooden pestle and mortar

1501-1800
Jade pestle and mortar in wooden case

Jade pestle and mortar in wooden case

1501-1850
Brass pestles and mortar, possibly a model

Brass pestles and mortar, possibly a model

Miniature mortar and pestle, silver, c 1901.

Miniature mortar and pestle, silver, c 1901.

1900
Wood mortar and pestle, European, 1501-1800

Wood mortar and pestle, European, 1501-1800

1501-1800
Wooden mortar with long handle and turned wooden pestle

Wooden mortar with long handle and turned wooden pestle

1701-1900
Mortar and pestle, silver, miniature, outsplayed

Mortar and pestle, silver, miniature, outsplayed

1901
Stemmed cylindrical wooden mortar and pestle with knob handle

Stemmed cylindrical wooden mortar and pestle with knob handle

1601-1800
Glass mortar and pestle

Glass mortar and pestle

1950-1970
Glass mortar and pestle

Glass mortar and pestle

1950-1970
Beaker-shaped mortar and double-ended pestle of polished black marble, possibly European, probably between 1501-1900

Beaker-shaped mortar and double-ended pestle of polished black marble

1501-1900
Ceramic mortar and pestle, bowl-shpaed mortar, both glazed, European, possibly German, 1800-1950

Ceramic pestle and mortar

1800-1950
Wedgwood best composition mortar and pestle, English, 1850-1950

Wedgwood best composition mortar and pestle

1850-1950
Turned wood mortar and pestle exhibited in East African Sudan Court at British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, Sudanese, 1890-1925

Mortar and pestle exhibited in East African Sudan Court

1890-1925
Bone mortar and pestle cylindrical shaped mortar and tapering pestle, provenance unknown, 1700-1900

Bone mortar and pestle cylindrical shaped mortar and tapering pestle

1700-1900
Motorised pestle and mortar, by Pascall Engineering Co., Crawley, 1930-1937, used in Guy' s Hospital pharmacy, 1937-1976

Motorised pestle and mortar

1930-1937
Ceramic mortar and pestle, used by Pasteur at Allais, 1868-1869, made Bayeux, France

Ceramic mortar and pestle

Ivory mortar, decorated with latitudinal lines, goblet shape, with double ended pestle which may not have originally belonged to mortar, provenance unknown, 1700-1900

Ivory mortar and boxwood pestle

1700-1900
Mortar and pestle in green glass, mortar is bell-like with deep flaring rim, possibly Spanish, 19th century

Mortar and pestle in green glass

1801-1900
Bucket-shaped marble mortar with two lugs on rim, probably Egyptian 3000BC-500, two ceramic grinding ends of European pestles, 1701-1900

Bucket-shaped marble mortar with two lugs on rim

3000-500
Marble pestle and mortar, Egyptian, 1650BC-1575BC

Marble pestle and mortar, Egyptian, 1650BC-1575BC

1650-1575 BCE
Small squat bronze mortar, flared rim and foot, flat base, ribbed lugs and motif, bronze pestle trumpet-shaped grinding end, ribbed handle, Spanish (?), 16th or 17th century

Small squat bronze mortar with flared foot and rim

1501-1700
Mortar and pestle, wood, European, 1701-1900

Mortar and pestle

1701-1900
Clear glass mortar and pestle, European, 1800-1920

Clear glass mortar and pestle, European, 1800-1920

1880-1920
Small clear glass mortar and pestle, possibly hand blown, pontil mark, English, 1850-1900

Clear glass mortar and pestle, 1850-1900

1850-1900
Turned walnut pestle and mortar, English, 1651-1850

Turned walnut pestle and mortar

1651-1850
Glass mortar and pestle, by the L.D. Caulk, Co., USA, 1950-1970

Glass mortar and pestle

1950-1970
Mortar and pestle, glass, for dental use, by the L.D. Caulk Co., USA,1917-1925

Mortar and pestle

1917-1925
Bowl-shaped ceramic mortar with lip for pouring, pestle with ceramic grinding end and wooden handle, supplied by Mist of Fleet St., London, 1801-1900

Ceramic mortar and pestle

Grey stone mortar and pestle, mortar is circular with rounded base and shallow circular grinding depression, pestle a tapering cylinder with rounded ends, no production details

Grey stone mortar and pestle

Alchemical mortar and pestle, stone, probably European, 1400-1800

Alchemical mortar and pestle

1400-1800
Green glass bell-shaped mortar, and brown glass pestle with irregular finial, both of bubbly fabric, probably European, 1501-1900

Green glass bell-shaped mortar

1501-1900
Yellow clay cup-like mortar with large square handle, and cylindrical pestle, possibly European, 1501-1900

Yellow clay cup-like mortar with large square handle

1501-1900
Small grey agate mortar, octagonal in shape, with matching pestle, probably European, 1850-1930

Small grey agate mortar

1850-1930
Small bowl-shaped mortar and tiny bulbous pestle, polished reddish brown marble, probably European, 1501-1900

Small bowl-shaped mortar and tiny bulbous pestle

1501-1900
Wooden mortar and pestle, used for cracking betel nuts, Papua New Guinea

Wooden mortar and pestle

Turned wood mortar and pestle, probably English, 1701-1850

Turned wood mortar and pestle

1701-1850
Clear glass mortar, with pouring lip and pestle, English, nineteenth century

Clear glass mortar

1801-1900
Mug shaped terracotta mortar and pestle with bi-conical finial, decorated with incised circles and lines, in pinkish terracotta, unglazed, South American, 1201-1900

Mug shaped terracotta mortar and pestle with bi-conical finial

1201-1900
Glass mortar and pestle, for dental amalgam, probably by Ash, England, 1930-1970

Glass mortar and pestle

1930-1970