Gill Measure
date: label: date made
content: 1750-1840
notes: label: Description
content: Uncrested tappit hen measure with a ridged, angled tab thumb piece, engraved to left of handle "A*M" in shaded serif letters; English gill size. Flat-domed lid with disk at center and molded edge. Molded bands around rim, at shoulder and above base; flat bottom. Strap handle has five-knuckle hinge, stepped thumbrest, and flared terminal with cylindrical strut. Bottom inside with raised concentric circles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: Scotland
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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.67.0194
label: catalog number
content: 67.0194
label: accession number
content: 250853
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure
label: Object Name
content: measure, gill
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 3/8 in x 6 in x 5 1/8 in; 28.8925 cm x 15.24 cm x 13.0175 cm