Half Gill Measure
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Bulbous or bellied measure with shell thumb piece; half gill size. Low-domed lid with depression around center and a pair of incised lines at edge. Plain, galleried rim and molded base; two pairs of incised lines around body. Tapered S-scroll handle with stepped thumbrest and scroll terminal; conical strut with circular attachment. Three stamps on rim exterior, a knight riding a horse between "C.E. / 1735(?)", "[G]LAS.\W / 52." in stacked rectangles, and the verification mark for Glasgow (the city's coat of arms).
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.67.0240
label: catalog number
content: 67.0240
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 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 8.255 cm x 6.985 cm x 4.7625 cm