A GROUP OF FOUR PEWTER IMPERIAL DOME-LID MEASURES - IMPERIAL PINT TO IMPERIAL HALF-GILL
A GROUP OF FOUR PEWTER IMPERIAL DOME-LID MEASURES - IMPERIAL PINT TO IMPERIAL HALF-GILL
GLASGOW, C.1870
each with rounded dome-lid, having a well-defined raised medallion and shell thumbpieces, the pint lid with IMPERIAL STANDARD and crown flanked by 2 stars, the ½-pint with a crown flanked by 'G' and 'R', topped by ‘IMPERIAL’ over ‘STANDARD’, the gill ‘IMPERIAL GILL’ with a central crown and the ½-gill a medallion reading I’MPERIAL ½ GILL’ with an ornate crown as part of the casting, various verification marks include Ayr County No 1 Division; 'GLASW 64' meaning 1864, with the Glasgow shield, crowned VR over 73 for Perth City, and twice with a double headed eagle over PERTH, capacity marks include ‘2 Gls’ (for 2 gills), (4)
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.