Mortar
ca. 1430-60 (made)
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This conical mortar has a plain projecting rim, corded handle and an iron ring and is punched with circular marks on one side. On the body, there are four projecting, tapered ribs terminating in a trefoil. The basic form is close to that of a much larger mortar in the Castello Sforzesco, in Milan
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leaded bronze |
| Brief description | Leaded bronze mortar with an unidentified coat of arms, Italian (possibly Umbria) mid 15th century |
| Physical description | Leaded bronze. Conical mortar with a plain projecting rim, corded handle and an iron ring, punched with circular marks on one side. On the body, four projecting, tapered ribs terminating in a trefoil and opposite the handle an unidentified coat of arms (a fess, in chief three vine scrolls); shallow recessed foot. |
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| Object history | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This conical mortar has a plain projecting rim, corded handle and an iron ring and is punched with circular marks on one side. On the body, there are four projecting, tapered ribs terminating in a trefoil. The basic form is close to that of a much larger mortar in the Castello Sforzesco, in Milan |
| Bibliographic reference | Motture, Peta. Bells and Mortars. Catalogue of Italian Bronzes in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2001, pp. 67-8, cat. no. 1. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.21-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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