University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/630
Collection
Lavinia Smith Collection
Description
This pestle is made of lignum vitae and was probably used with a mortar for powdering substances such as spices and nuts, or for softening meat before cooking.
Physical description
1 pestle: wood [lignum vitae]; good condition dispite cracks
Archival history
No Lavinia Smith No. recorded
Object name
Pestle
Material
Wood, lignum vitae
Associated subject
Berkshire
DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : food preparation
Spice
Nut
Associated person/institution
Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_458.tif - High resolution image