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This is a wooden pestle with a mortar sunk into a stand made of wood and iron. It was used in the kitchen of Papplewick Hall, Nottinghamshire, the donor's family home, in the mid-nineteenth century, for grinding spices and nuts and softening meat.

1 pestle: wood (lignum vitae); good condition. 1 mortar: wood; metal (iron); good condition

1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31

Mid-nineteenth century

Wood, lignum vitae, Metal, iron