English and Scottish One Gill Spirit Measures

Description

Heading : English and Scottish One Gill Spirit Measures
Period : c 1865
Origin : England & Scotland
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : EnglIsh version – bulbous. round and moulded with an applied collar; Scottish – cylindrical under a slice-cut flaring neck with incised fill-mark. set in to a cushioned foot with sliced lenses
Pontil  : Ground on both
Glass Type : Lead  
Size : English 11.5 cm height. 8.0 cm diameter bowl; Scottish 11.5cm in height. 6.4mm diameter foot
Condition : Very good. no chips or cracks; English example has bubble inclusions. particularly to the collar. bruising around the widest part of the bowl and mossing to the foot; Scottish example much better. with minimal bumps and light marking to the base.
Restoration : None 
Weight: combined 613g

Note: the English version – rather confusingly – has two fill marks – one incised to the collar which equates to 125ml. and a v-cut one around the neck at 150ml – these equate to five sixths and one full English gill respectively. The Scottish version fills to just over 100ml. or one full Scottish gill. so this pair perfectly illustrate the different capacities of the same named measure as used north and south of the border.