Object ID Number:
EH1071
Object Name:
Pestle
Date of Manufacture:
– 19th to 20th Century
Description / History:
18th–19th century brass pestle. The mortar and pestle is one of the two symbols that are distinctly associated with the study of pharmacy. The other symbol is the abbreviation of "RX", which is latin for "recipe" meaning "to take".
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