Mortar

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mortar

Entry/Object ID

PM.66.398

Description

Hourglass-shaped portion of tree trunk; top larger than bottom; top hollowed out to create rounded bowl with rounded rim at top edge; shorter bottom; integral handle spans narrow waist; rough hewn marks overall.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700-1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

22 in

Diameter

13 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 22 x 13 in. (55.9 x 33 cm)

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Material

Tupelo

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Large crack w/ loss on top lip five inches deep; large chip in bottom edge near handle; large cracks overall; loss in bottom portion opposite handle, near waist of vessel.

Notes

Remarks: Large crack w/ loss on top lip five inches deep.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

A sample from this object was tested at the Center for Wood Anatomy Research's U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI, in 1993 and identified as tupelo (Nyssa), an American species [Jessa J. Krick, 8/27/2015]. Note in object file states: "PMUM MILL" as the location of this piece when the sample was taken.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Attic, NE Corner