Mortar and Pestle
notes: label: Description
content: Blown and molded glass mortar and pestle. The mushroom-shaped handles were blown and applied at the waist. The base of the mortar has three graduated disks of glass, the widest disk is at the bottom. The mouth of the mortar is flared and has four horizontal ribs.
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: Health & Medicine
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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: 1991.0664.0083.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05636
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0083.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0083.02
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 348
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mortar and pestle
label: Object Name
content: mortar
label: Other Terms
content: mortar and pestle; mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blown and molded (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12.8 cm x 12 cm x 10.8 cm; 5 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 1/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/8 in x 4 7/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 13.0175 cm x 12.3825 cm x 10.795 cm