Measure

Description:

Lidless, waisted, cylindrical measure or flagon with blind hinge lug. Tall, plain, slightly tapered rim and base. Angular, S-scroll handle with stepped thumbrest and short lower terminal. No marks.

Date Made: 1600-1700

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Constance Dwan Wylie (Walker Gill Wylie Collection)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.67.0251Catalog Number: 67.0251Accession Number: 250853

Object Name: measure

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 5/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 16.8275 cm x 14.9225 cm x 9.525 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-f56e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300164

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