Imperial Pint Measure
date: label: date made
content: 1780-1830
notes: label: Description
content: Lidless tappit hen measure with a blind hinge lug; imperial pint size. Molded lip and plain base with sets of three incised lines around rim and below shoulder, four lines at base; indented bottom. Tapered, S-scroll handle with stepped thumbrest and lower spade terminal; conical strut. Rim exterior with City of Aberdeen verification mark to left of handle. Bottom outside has Imperial capacity and Dean of Guild verification marks, and is possibly inscribed "Aberdeen".
label: Description
content: The blind hinge lug is thought to be an Aberdeen feature. "IMPERIAL" and "DG" marks indicate date made is pre-1835.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: Scotland, Aberdeen
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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.67.0205
label: catalog number
content: 67.0205
label: accession number
content: 250853
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure, imperial pint
label: Object Name
content: measure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 7/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 12.3825 cm x 8.5725 cm