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Object Number 2016.22.1727
Display Title Pestle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pestle, cylindrical, elongated, rounded ends, one end tapered
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 40 × 5.5 × 5 cm (15 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.22.1727, Foxboro
Credit Line Gift of the Benjamin H. Bristol - Seth R. Boyden Artifact Collection from the Foxborough Historical Commission
Provenance
Owner Foxborough Historical Commission
Owner Benjamin H. Bristol
Collector Seth R. Boyden
Donor Donated by Foxborough Historical Commission

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