Pint Measure
Pint Measure
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- Description
- Lidless baluster measure with galleried rim and flared base, stamped on top of handle "CM" in incuse serif letters; pint size. Two deeply incised lines around rim and base with two shallow pairs around body. S-scroll strap handle has flat, stepped thumbrest and short terminal with cylindrical strut and diamond- or lozenge-shaped attachment. No touchmarks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- measure
- measure, pint
- date made
- 1750-1850
- place made
- United Kingdom: England
- Physical Description
- pewter (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 5 in x 3 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm x 8.89 cm
- ID Number
- DL.388824
- catalog number
- 388824
- accession number
- 182022
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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