Half Gill Measure
date: label: date made
content: 1820-1830
label: date made
content: ca 1825-1835
notes: label: Description
content: Lidless bulbous or bellied measure with crowned "GR IV" "IMPERIAL" seal applied on front; half gill size. Applied rim with incised line below and cast circular base with vertical foot ring; faint line partially visible at seam. Molded D- or ear-shaped strap handle. No other marks.
label: Description
content: This type of measure is associated with Sheffield, c. 1825-1835, made shortly after the adoption of the Imperial Standard in 1824.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, Sheffield, Sheffield
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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.67.0248
label: catalog number
content: 67.0248
label: accession number
content: 250853
objectType: label: Object Name
content: measure
label: Object Name
content: measure, half gill
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 7.3025 cm x 6.985 cm x 4.445 cm