Description
Heading : A Scottish gill and an English gill measure
Date : c1900
Period : Victoria
Origin : Scotland and England
Colour : Clear
Body : Tapered neck atop a bell shaped body. Engraved measurement lines. One with slice cut decoration
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : The taller is 15cm tall and approximately 7.5cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 845 grams
Half a gill is known as a “Jack”. A Scottish Jack is a wee bit larger than the English equivalent. So much for the mythology when we have more generous measures. Could this be the origins of Jack and Jill went up the hill ?
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