Composition pestle and mortar

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
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Group of various pestles & mortars showing the variety of
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Composition pestle and mortar
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Composition pestle and mortar
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Composition pestle and mortar, hemispherical mortar with pouring lip, wooden handled pestle, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, 1870 to 1901

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A643068
Materials:
pottery (composition) and wood
Measurements:
pestle: 215 mm 51 mm, .3 kg
mortar: 105 mm 177 mm, 1.86 kg
together: 2.16 kg
type:
mortars and pestles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust