Mortar and Wood-Handled Pestle
Credit LineGift from St. Joseph's Health Care London, 2008.
Object number2008.005.018
Label TextPharmaceutical mortar and pestles were used to crush ingredients to make powders for medical use. Powders could be mixed together to create a prescription or administered by doctors to speed up absorption. It is likely that this mortar and pestle was used for pharmaceutical purposes. Traditionally, pharmaceutical mortars and the heads of pestles are ceramic, and the pestles have wooden handles.
NameMortar, Pharmaceutical
