Pestle
- Object Name:
- Pestle
- Object ID:
- 1936.009.05 d
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Pestle. Brown, turned fine-grained hardwood. Body tapers slightly toward top end then curves gently into base of handle. Handle is small diameter double taper with small bulbous end or cap. Pair of incised lines in center of handle and single line around cap. End of handle is smooth but slightly irregular. Overall body is slightly oval due to shrinkage of wood.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- L-10 Dia-2.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Albert Hoskins, father of the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Frances Hoskins Livingston
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