Pestle

Object Name:

Pestle

Object ID:

1945.007 b

Date:

circa 1620

Description:

Pestle. Wood, turned. Dark brown, fine-grained. Small holes on side of body. Several worn grooves on bottom and sides. Bottom surface of pestle is worn in asymmetrical pattern. Area around missing section at top of handle are quite smooth and worn. Handle has a semi-gloss surface sheen with some matte areas that are probably from hand grease and oils. Wood feels to be quite dense. Body is a simple cylinder with a slight decorative groove at top end tapers sharply to a decorative ring and then to a cylindrical handle and mushroom cap end.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

L-11.9 Dia-3 inches

Provenance:

Mortar and pestle, brought to America in 1620 by Dr. Samuel Fuller whose sister was Susannah (Fuller) White (mother of Peregrine White) and later wife of Gov. Winslow. She had a daughter Mary Fuller White, and a granddaughter Susannah Johnson. The objects then descended to her daughter Sarah Wyman, then to Sarah Johnson Tay, then to her son Gen. Isaac Eastman, then to his son Samuel C. Eastman, then to his daughter Mary Eastman Robinson, then to her sons C. E. and George O. Robinson, then to their children, George E. Robinson (East Concord, NH), Cyrus H. Robinson (Waltham, MA), and Mrs. Frances Robinson Heines (Jacksonville, FL).

Credit Line:

Gift of George E. Robinson

People:

Fuller, Samuel, Winslow, Susannah