C2002-24: clockwise from 11 o'clock: 1950-302; 1950-36; 1957-51; 1950-797; 1956-441; 1950-798; ...

Quart measure

Date1758-1780

Probably by William Fasson

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 7 7/8"; OW: 6 3/16"; Diam (base): 3 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1957-51

DescriptionBaluster-type measure (double-volute thumbpiece); flat circular cover with two incised circles on face; cover attached to handle with hinge; double-volute thumbpiece with fleur-de-lis extension in front soldered to cover; face of handle below joint of hinge molded parallel to joint; baluster-shaped body with galleried rim and plain flared base; S-scroll strap handle of narrow D-shaped section with bud terminal soldered to rim and with lozenge-shaped attachment to lower section of body. Uninscribed as to owner.
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark "W+F" within a serrated rectangle on face of body below rim to right of handle (Peal MPM 5604b). Verification mark "WR" with a royal crown above on upper face of cover in center.
ProvenanceHoward Herschell Cotterell, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire (trade label 1027 glued to underside of cover); purchased by Colonial Williamsburg from A. V. Sutherland-Graeme, London.