Half Gill Measure
date: label: date made
content: 1660-1825
notes: label: Description
content: Baluster measure with bud thumb piece; half gill size. Stepped, triangular extension is burnt to the flat lid, which has two, concentric, incised lines. Plain body has a galleried rim and flared base with traces of molding. Tapered, S-scroll handle with short terminal; conical strut with diamond- or lozenge-shaped attachment. Partial mark stamped on bottom exterior of what appears to be an armorial device with profile bust above a petaled motif and scrolls.
label: Description
content: Mark not identified; catalog card notes that donor stated "might be a fake". Needs further research.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
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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.67.0106
label: catalog number
content: 67.0106
label: accession number
content: 250853
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 8.255 cm x 6.6675 cm x 4.1275 cm