SOLD – Victorian Sowerby ‘Just A Thimble Full’ Glass Gill Whiskey Measure c1880

Description

Heading : Sowerby ‘Just a thimble full’ gill whiskey measure
Date : c1880
Period : Victorian
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Body : Pressed ‘JUST A THIMBLE FULL’ . Sowerby peacock head trademark on the inner bowl. Sowerby pattern 1252
Pontil : Continued thimble moulding
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 2 1/8 inches tall and approx. 1 7/8 inches in diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 55 grams

Additional Information : Holds an Imperial English ¼ Gill (approx. 35.5ml). Fill level determined by the top of the ‘thimble full’ band. Similar designs were made by Davidson and Sowerby. notably different shapes with the same embossed message. The trademark was established in 1876 and is the most sought after of all early English pressed glass. See ” The Peacock and The Lions“- Sheilagh Murray