Half Noggin Measure

Description:

Haystack measure; half noggin size. Conical or ovoid body with applied, molded neck, mid, and base bands; circular, everted rim with flared, molded lip. Tapered, D- or ear-shaped handle has an arched thumbrest; upper scrolled terminal with stepped oval attachment below neck; flat lower terminal attached at midband. Front of body stamped "1HALF NOGGIN" in incuse serif letters. Circular touchmark of Joseph Austen & Son on bottom outside.

Maker is Joseph Austen & Son, Cork, Ireland; ca 1823-1846 (previous working dates, ca 1828-1833).

Date Made: ca 1828-1833ca 1823-1846

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Ireland: Cork

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.67.0130Catalog Number: 67.0130Accession Number: 250853

Object Name: measuremeasure, half noggin

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 in; 7.62 cm x 6.0325 cm x 5.08 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-efd1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300294

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