Mortar and Pestle

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Mortar and Pestle

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1995.11.15

Description

Brass mortar and pestle, USA (for Petty's drug store chain), c. 1939

Category

apothecary tools and equipment
tools and equipment

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1995.11

Source or Donor

John Bilyi

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of John Bilyi, 1995

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1939

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mortar

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

3-5/16 in

Dimension Description

Pestle

Length

6 in

Exhibition

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