Quart measure

Date1740-1770

Artist/Maker A. Carter

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 8 7/8"; Diam (base): 4 ¼"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Owen L. Coon

Object number1983-344

Descriptionquart measure
Label TextPartially indistinct touch mark with the arms of Carter (on a shield two lions combatant beneath a crescent) with the crest of a lion's head erased on wreath bar with foliate tips to either side above and the motto "A·POSSE·AD·ESSE [From Possibility to Being]' with a palm frond to either side with a curved reserve below, all within a conforming reserve and stamped twice on face of cover. Partner's or workman's mark "CM" within a horizontal beaded oval on face of cover. Label "LONDON" within an oblong serrated rectangle on face of cover. Owner's initials "IRB" stamped on face of cover.
InscribedOwner's initials "IRB" stamped on face of cover.
MarkingsPartially indistinct touch mark with the arms of Carter (on a shield two lions combatant beneath a crescent) with the crest of a lion's head erased on wreath bar with foliate tips to either side above and the motto "A·POSSE·AD·ESSE [From Possibility to Being]' with a palm frond to either side with a curved reserve below, all within a conforming reserve and stamped twice on face of cover (Cotterell 825; Peal MPM 825). Partner's or workman's mark "CM" within a horizontal beaded oval on face of cover (Peal MPM 825). Label "LONDON" within an oblong serrated rectangle on face of cover (Peal MPM 825).
ProvenanceEx Coll: Louise Coon, Wilmette, Illinois.