Artist/Maker
Unidentified maker
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
Place made, possiblyEllsburg, New York, United States
Place made, possiblyNew York
Wood
Overall (a, mortar): 5 1/2 in. × 11 in. (14 × 27.9 cm)
Overall (b, pestle): 11 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (28.6 × 7 × 7 cm)
Overall (b, pestle): 11 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (28.6 × 7 × 7 cm)
Purchased from Charles A. Brown
1936.538ab
According to the donor, this pestle and mortar were used by a doctor, and it was made in the vicinity of Mannsville, N.Y.
DescriptionL-shaped wood or treenware pestle with rounded, off centered thumbpiece or handle terminus and roughly carved wood mortar.ClassificationsHOUSEHOLD TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
