Gill Measure
date: label: date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Bulbous or bellied measure with tab thumb piece and crowned "IMPERIAL GILL" seal on the low-domed lid. Molded, galleried rim and flared base; two pairs of incised lines around body. Tapered S-scroll handle with stepped thumbrest; cylindrical strut and circular attachment. Rim exterior is stamped "GILL" on front with four additional marks, including "24, an "A" in heart, and a double-headed eagle in oval. Handle is loose.
label: Description
content: Imperial lidded measures are considered to be a Glasgow type. They rarely have a maker's mark.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow City
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Constance Dwan Wylie (Walker Gill Wylie Collection)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.67.0245
label: catalog number
content: 67.0245
label: accession number
content: 250853
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 10.4775 cm x 8.89 cm x 5.715 cm