Objects
Measure
Alcohol
Measure
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Half pint (beer)
[Taken from catalogue entry]
Pewter half-pint baluster measure with waisted profile, strap handle and flat hinged lid with thumb-piece.
Volume/capacity: 0.5 pt
[Unclear whether 0.5pt corresponds to Imperial measures or earlier, taken to mean Imperial but 284ml corresponds to earlier half pint of 289ml]
Production
Dates of Production: circa 1680
England
Materials
Metal- pewter
Museological Details
Measure
V&A museum
M.65-1938
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