Hardstone (Porphyry) Mortar and Pestle

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Hardstone (Porphyry) Mortar and Pestle

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1940.1.J

Description

Hardstone (porphyry) mortar and pestle

Collection

Dr. David Costelo Collection

Category

apothecary tools and equipment
tools and equipment

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1940.1

Source or Donor

Josiah K. Lilly

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Josiah K. Lilly (Class of 1882), 1940

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

County

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

probably China, 19th c. or earlier

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mortar

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

11 in

Dimension Description

Pestle

Length

6 in

Exhibition

Grinding Stone to Art Object: The Mortar and Pestle from the Renaissance to the Present