Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A SCARCE 'BALL AND BAR' PEWTER BALUSTER MEASURE

ENGLISH, C.1750

of rare pre-imperial ¼-mutchkin Scots capacity, having a ball thumbpiece on a stalk, a flat lid with locating ring inside and engraved ownership initials 'RK' and 'AC' in the Scottish manner, solid ‘C’ handle with plain terminal, the lid with one outer incised line, body has three incised lines, good 'witness' mark to upper handle, and linen marks inside lid and body

9.8cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Formerly in the Tim Wright Collection, Glasgow.

Catalogue Note

The Scots capacity (3.8 fl oz) was also used in Northern England in the late 18^th century and the body shape and erect ball demonstrate this is not a Scottish piece.