Haystack measure; pint size. Conical or ovoid body with molded neck, midbody, and base bands; circular, everted rim with flared and beaded lip. Tapered, D- or ear-shaped handle has an arched and tongued thumbrest; upper scrolled terminal with stepped oval attachment below neck; flat lower terminal attached at midband. Body is stamped on front "1 PINT" in incuse serif letters, with the letters "JK" scratched to left of handle. Four verification marks on rim interior, including a crowned Hibernian harp between "VR" over "563". Touchmark of Joseph Austen & Son and a crowned "X" in a clipped-corner rectangle on bottom outside.
Maker is Joseph Austen & Son, Cork, Ireland; circa 1823-1846 (previous working dates, circa 1828-1833).