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Mortar & Pestle

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1848

GUSN

GUSN-310666

Description

Marble mortar with spout. Pestle has marble head with a wooden handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pestles
marble (rock)
wood (plant material)
Tool, Food Grinding
Mortar, Food
Mortar, Food

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 7/8 (H), 7 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Lois Lilley Howe

Accession Number

1935.823AB

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