Half Pint Measure
date: label: date made
content: 1860-1891
notes: label: Description
content: Lidless bulbous or bellied measure with galleried rim and cast circular stepped foot; half pint size. Molded band around upper body; line visible at seam. Hollow, D-section, S-curve ridged or crank handle with plain tab terminal; no strut. Rim exterior stamped "HALF PINT" on front and "JAMES.YATES" above "1/2" and "PINT" to right of handle; rim exterior also struck with three verification marks: a crowned "ER" for Rochdale at center next to two crowned "VR" marks. Crowned "X" quality mark on inside bottom.
label: Description
content: Maker is James Yates of Birmingham, England; working, 1837-1891, and in business under his own name, 1860-1891.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, Birmingham, Birmingham
label: place used
content: United Kingdom: England, Rochdale, Rochdale
topic: label: Subject
content: Beverages
label: Subject
content: Commercial Furnishings
label: Subject
content: Drinking
label: Subject
content: Food Culture
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Alma R. Duckworth
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.300859.0024
label: catalog number
content: 300859.0024
label: accession number
content: 300859
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/4 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 9.525 cm x 11.7475 cm x 7.9375 cm