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Object Name |
Glass Mortar and Pestle |
Object ID |
2010.020.15.01 |
Date |
1950s |
Description |
2010.020.15.1 Glass mortar with spout. Resembles a bowl with a spot, but has a wide base. 2010.020.15.2 Glass pestle. |
Components |
2010.020.15.1 Glass Mortar 2010.020.15.2 Glass Pestle |
Dimension Details |
2010.020.15.1 7 x 10 2010.020.15.2 12 x 4 |
Materials |
Glass |
Owned By |
Copp, Dr. Walter |
Donated By |
Sabo, Ardell & Neely, Susan. Sabo and Neely are Copps' daughters. |
MeSH Search Terms |
Pharmacy Drug Compounding / Instrumentation |
Classification |
Pharmacy |
Research Notes |
Used for thousands of years in food preparation, mortars and pestles have also long been used for grinding up ingredients to make medicines. They have been made of many different materials throughout medical history—by the 1300s, mortars for medical use were mainly made of bronze, along with wood, glass, iron, ivory, and other materials. They also came in varying sizes. The mortar and pestle has been used as a symbol of the pharmaceutical profession since at least the seventeenth century. |