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Mortar & pestle

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Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-26149

Description

Waisted shape. Mortar w/ embossed decoration of crude C-scrolls below flared rim and at midsection. Embossed rings at base. Simple club-like pestle. Circular lid w/ hole at ceter for pestle. Underside is molded to fit over mortar. Traces of old brown paint on lid.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mortars (grinding tools)
pestles
cookware
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Brass
Pine
Iron
MORTAR & PESTLE

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8.75 (H), 10.625 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1403A-C

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