Pestle
- Object Name:
- Pestle
- Object ID:
- 1977.502.004
- Description:
- Pestle. Dark gray and black stone. General shape, elongated cone with flared and slightly elliptical-shaped bottom and similar, smaller flared ridge near top of pointed end. Bottom surface slightly convex. Slight rounded rim, about 0.7" high. Around bottom surface, shoulder at top of rim which then flares to base of tapered handle. Handle length: 4.2" approximately. At top of handle, surface flares out to and ellipse: 2.8" x 2.6". In center of flare at top of handle, rounded cone-shaped finial about 1.2" high. Roughly horizontal break through center of handle, held in place by an adhesive. Below break, stone has dark coloration on surface and on side of base about 3/4 way around base. Coloration wraps completely around stone at break line. Some worn, large chips missing from flare edge at top of handle. Worn and smooth chip from finial. Slightly worn chip area missing from work surface on bottom.
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- H-8 W-4.1 D-3.6 inches Weight-52 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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