Porcelain Mortar
Unknown Maker
about 1870
White dull porcelain, heavy, pouring lip on one side of rim stamped on bottom: "1/0" and "Warrented (M. + S. / ... proof."
Overall: 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (11.4 × 7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.89
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Medical
Not on view
Provenance
Julius S. Mason [1894-1965], Hanover, New Hampshire; given to Dartmouth College Museum, 1965; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2007.
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