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Pestle

Object Name:
Pestle
Object ID:
1977.502.017
Description:
Pestle. Medium gray stone. Shape slightly flattened, double tapering cylinder. Bottom end slightly flattened stone. Top end, flat and rough. One side, straight, but convex from side to side. Edges rounded. Top surface, rounded from center to bottom end. Same surface, flattened from center to back edge. This surface very weathered along with associated edges. At least three thick boundary regions running length of stone. Least worn area of bottom tip associated with central boundary area. Central boundary area about 0.7" thick. Surface coloration primarily medium to light gray, but some brownish red surfaces in the very worn areas in the more rounded side.
Material:
Stone
Dimensions:
W-2.5 L-15.9 D-2 inches Weight-76.2 oz
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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