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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0904   CAS 0389-0904; Measuring container
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Measuring container
Culture Scottish
Global Region Europe
Country Scotland / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. Scotland
County
Other Geographic Data Dundee, Tayside
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: copper; Tin
Description Copper tankard with footed base, expanded mid-section, constricted neck and wide mouth; Tankard is constructed in single section with handle soldered at rim and on lower side; Multiple hallmarks and number stamped around exterior just below rim, including: “E [crown] R 69 4 15 07” with “05” or “06” stamped over; “E [crown] R” with a series of numbers below (69, 10, 11, 12, 16, 24, 26) and “25” stamped over; “E [crown] R” with a series of numbers below (69, 13, 14, 15, 25, 27) and “25” (?) stamped over; “V [crown] R 69 7” in an oval with “01” below and “09” stamped over; “V [crown] R 69 4” in an oval; “V [crown] R 69 [number illegible]” in an oval; “DUNDEE”; and “1/2 PINT.”
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Max Diam = 7.8, Length = 11.6