A VERY RARE PEWTER IMPERIAL QUART HAYSTACK MEASURE WITH BRASS PLAQUE

A VERY RARE PEWTER IMPERIAL QUART HAYSTACK MEASURE WITH BRASS PLAQUE

IRISH, C.1830

touchmark of Joseph Austen & Son, Cork, (fl. c.1823-46) under the base, a brass plaque with ‘AUSTEN & SON CORK’ over an armorial device with lion and unicorn supporters flanking a crowned shield, and ‘MANUFACTURERS’ below, a ‘1 QUART’ curved capacity stamp to upper body front and with two verification marks

40 fl.oz., 18.5cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Catalogue Note

Haystack measures with this type of plaque are exceptionally rare. See D. Hall, ‘Types of Irish Pewter’, p.27. The majority of plaques were removed due to their reference to the Royal Coat of Arms.