Object Details
- Description
- Cast bronze mortar with bell-shaped mouth and small single semi-circular applied handle with a larger ring. The mortar has a cast cross and six vertical ribs extending from the neck to the end of the waist. It appears the mortar was painted black at one time. Urdang attributes this mortar to 16th century Spain.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- ca 16th century
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0102
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-05655
- collector/donor number
- SAP 367
- Object Name
- mortar
- Other Terms
- mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- gothic (overall style)
- Measurements
- overall: 12.4 cm x 15.6 cm; 4 7/8 in x 6 1/8 in
- place made
- Spain
- unspecified
- Spain
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_994068
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b6d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
