Objects
Measure
Alcohol
Measure
Official consumption
1.625 pints
[Taken from catalogue entry]
Pewter baluster measure with waisted profile, curved handle and flat hinged lid with spray of plume thumb-piece. English, ca. 1720.
Volume/capacity: 1.625 pt
[1.625 pints/923ml is closest to a wine quart of 946ml]
Production
Dates of Production: circa 1720
England
Materials
Metal- pewter
Museological Details
Measure
V&A museum
M.598-1926
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