Mortar
date: label: date made
content: 1615
notes: label: Description
content: Mortar has a wide, flared mouth with two dolphin handles applied to the body. Two highly decorative bands of circle the body of mortar. The top band is narrow and has a acanthus leaf motif. The lower band is wide and decorated with mythical figures.
label: Description
content: Urdang attributed this mortar to the Burgandy region of France. Wittop Koning attributed the mortar to the Dutch trade city of Deventer situated on the river IJssel.
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: Art
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: 1991.0664.0115
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05668
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 380
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mortar and pestle
label: Object Name
content: Mortar
label: Object Name
content: mortar and pestle
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: 18.5 cm x 22.5 cm; 7 5/16 in x 8 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall, mortar: 7 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in; 18.415 cm x 22.225 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, pestle: 10 in x 2 1/8 in; 25.4 cm x 5.3975 cm