THREE PEWTER LIDLESS MEASURES, PINT, HALF-PINT AND GILL

THREE PEWTER LIDLESS MEASURES, PINT, HALF-PINT AND GILL

WIGAN, C.1790

each of slightly squatter form typical to Wigan, and unmarked, each with a hollow ‘C’ handle, the ‘pint’ with a distinctive thumbrest and spatulate terminal, the ‘½-pint’ with a pointed thumbrest and variant ball terminal, the ‘gill’ a pointed thumbrest and stump terminal, each with three pairs of incised lines, two to the body, and one on the rim, the capacities favoured locally appear to be based on a Wine pint (OEWS), or a 15 fl oz 'pint’, 17.7 , 8.8 and 4.4 fl.oz, respectively (3)

13.6cm high (max)

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.