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Wooden mortar and pestle, both painted bright green, barrel-shaped mortar with molded rim and corresponding foot, turned pestle with round knob to handle; thick and sturdy.
mortars (grinding tools)
pestles
cookware
oak (wood)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
Oak
Turned
Painted
MORTAR & PESTLE
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
1991.431A,B
Unknown
6 3/4 x 5 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.431AB
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