Mortar & Pestle Gold Leaf Trade Sign

Object/Artifact

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American Sign Museum

Name/Title

Mortar & Pestle Gold Leaf Trade Sign

Entry/Object ID

2022.0022.0001

Description

Mortar is made of tin while pestle is made of wood. Both are gilded with gold leafing. Approximately from the 1890s.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

z_New Category Needed (Re-sort), Signs/Displays

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Time Period

1890 - 1899

Dimensions

Height

35 in

Width

23 in

Depth

23 in

Weight

10 lb

Materials

Material

Wood, Metal, Gold Leaf

Material Notes

pestle is wood; mortar is tin

Location

Category

Exhibit