Masher
- Object Name:
- Masher
- Object ID:
- 1968.049.35
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Mallet or masher, wooden, probably Shaker. Turned wood. Medium gray, fine-grained turned wood body and handle. Remnants of turned knob at end of handle. Handle then swells to a slightly larger diameter with two parallel decorative lines around handle slightly incised into the wood. Handle then tapers down to flat shoulder. Concave curved surface expands to body that in turn tapers to larger cylinder with rounded end. Several checks in the end. Some areas on side of body that are slightly concave due to wear and loss. Surface on side of body is quite rough. Handle portion smooth. Overall finish almost matte.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- L-9.6 Dia-2.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
- People:
- Millen, Ethel Rock (1890-1980)
- Subjects:
- Kitchen utensils, Shakers, Mallets
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