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Pestle

Object Name:
Pestle
Object ID:
1936.009.05 b
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Pestle. Tan turned, fine-grained hardwood. Cylindrical pestle with a small shoulder at top that then tapers gradually to a neck which then tapers out to a large rounded end. Some abrasions in bottom of body due to irregularities in grain in wood. Evidence on side of body that there may have been a rectangular label that is missing.
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
L-8.2 Dia-1.8 inches
Provenance:
Made by Albert Hoskins, father of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen Frances Hoskins Livingston
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