Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Mortar and pestle
Object Number:
1932.156ab
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Part (pestle): 1 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.2 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Colorless (probably lead) glass mortar with bulbous ends and pestle with hand-tooled pouring lip and slightly concave base.
Gallery Label:
This mortar and pestle were used by the donor's family to granulate herbs for medicine.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
