Artist/Maker
Unidentified maker
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
Place madeUnited States, North America
Wood
Overall (a, mortar): 8 in. × 6 1/2 in. (20.3 × 16.5 cm)
Overall (b, pestle): 11 3/4 in. × 2 1/2 in. (29.8 × 6.4 cm)
Overall (b, pestle): 11 3/4 in. × 2 1/2 in. (29.8 × 6.4 cm)
Gift of Major Lester D. Gardner
1948.35ab
DescriptionBaluster-shaped turned wood or treenware mortar with molded foot; turned burl pestle with cylindrical shaft and baluster shaped handle.ClassificationsHOUSEHOLD TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
