Gill Measure
date: label: date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Double-dome lidded baluster measure with crowned seal and plain embryo-shell thumb piece; gill size. Two incised lines around the galleried rim, two pairs around body, and one at flared base. Strap handle with stepped thumbrest and short scroll terminal; cylindrical strut with circular attachment. Rim exterior is stamped near front "GILL" in incuse serif letters with partial Perth County verification mark to right.
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.67.0247
label: catalog number
content: 67.0247
label: accession number
content: 250853
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 in; 10.795 cm x 8.255 cm x 5.08 cm