Mortar
notes: label: Description
content: Cast short squat mortar with a flared rim decorated with dots. The body of the mortar has full length figures separated by fish, busts, fleur-de-lis, and flowers.
label: Description
content: Urdang attributes the mortar to 16th century France and the bust to the French King Henry IV.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Religion
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0111
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 376
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0111
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mortar
label: Object Name
content: mortar
label: Other Terms
content: mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: molded (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.5 cm x 13.6 cm; 3 3/4 in x 5 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 5/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 9.2075 cm x 13.6525 cm