Antique Treen 19th Century Victorian Ash Quart Measure

Object Description

A solid ash measure of overlap construction in the usual manner stamped Quart, having a further weights and measures stamp on the interior, crown above V.R. and No. 2 etc. This mark stands for the City of Salisbury from 1825 to 1879. The whole has a pleasing colour and patination.

Object History

Ex Deeley Collection

Object Literature

illustrated in A History of Cooking Through the Ages by Robert Deeley and Philip Drury on page 206.

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