Two Victorian Tavern Measures A Three Quarter Gill and Half Gill

Description

Heading :  Two Victorian Spirit or Wine Tavern Measures – Three Quarter Gill and Half Gill
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : England/Scotland
Colour : Clear
Description : Half gill – pillar moulded: tapering. flared neck with round rim over applied collar; three quarter gill – waisted body with narrow slice cuts; flared neck under round rim with incised fill mark; petal-cut to the shoulder of the body
Base : moulded – plain and polished
Glass Type : Lead.
Size :   half gill – 12.7 cm tall; 8.6cm diameter at widest point; three quarter gill – 13.6 cm tall; 7.42cm diameter at widest point

Condition: both with bubble and mineral/clinker inclusions throughout – especially to the neck of the half-gill measure. which also has half a dozen tiny nibbles around the rim

Restoration : None
Weight :  1014 grams combined