Pestle
- Object Name:
- Pestle
- Object ID:
- 1951.018.12 b
- Description:
- Pestle. Turned wood. Tan fine grain hardwood. Bottom and body are almost straight-sided. It then has a shoulder that turns in toward the large diameter handle, which tapers in two directions. Remnants of a flat mushroom cap end of handle. Three sets of lightly incised lines around central area of handle. Attached yellow paper label that is tied-on string with "MORTAR / AND / PESTLE / 17th CENTURY / WM. BAILEY".
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-8.3 Dia-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of firearms and objects owned by three generations of the Bailey family of Lisbon, NH. Donated to the Society by William E. Bailey (1878-1957), Lisbon, NH, September 20, 1951.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William E. Bailey
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