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Mortar and Pestles

  • After 1868 – before 1944

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Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine powder. Agate is harder and less porous compared to porcelain and reduces the number of impurities introduced to a sample during the grinding process.

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Format
Genre
Extent
  • 5.5 cm diam. x 2.5 cm H. (Agate Mortar)
  • 6.2 cm diam. x 5 cm H. (Porcelain Mortar)
  • 7 cm L x 3 cm W (Porcelain Pestle)
  • 4 cm L x 2 cm W (Agate Pestle)
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Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
Digitization funder
  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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Department
Collection
Series arrangement
  • Series VI – Artifacts
Physical container
  • Box 29

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“Mortar and Pestles,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 29. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/o38s1jz.

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