Mortar used by James Borthwick, surgeon apothecary

A mortar is a vessel in which substances are pulverised. This bronze example was used by James Borthwick (1615-75), a leading Edinburgh surgeon apothecary. It is dated 1668.

Bronze mortar with the name James Borthwick, 1668, inscribed on it

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Online ID:	000-100-000-094-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland W.SFG 25
Date:	1688
Material:	Bronze. Inscription: Round the middle: JAMES BORTHWICK APOTH IN EDR [EDINBURGH] 1668 / On underside of base: J McW
Dimensions:	264 mm H x 345 mm Dia
What:	Mortar
Subject:	The kitchen - cooking - mortars and mills (NMAS Classification)
Who:	James Borthwick Royal College of Surgeons
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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