1989.0051, 1989.0052 Measure
  • 1989.0051, 1989.0052 Measure
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Measure (Half peck measure)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Orville Hickock (Manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1848-1883

  • Materials:

    Copper; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1989.0052


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Object Number

1989.0052

Object Name

Measure (Half peck measure)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

William Orville Hickock (Manufacturer)
10/06/1815

Place of Origin

Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1848-1883

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Shield-shaped plaque on front; "Half Peck" engraved in script in arc/ "W.O.HICKOCK" stamped / six-pointed star enclosing "4" / "HARRISBURG" stamped
2. Mark; Top band, upper center; "MS", stamped

Materials

Copper; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

6.937 (H) , 11.374 (W) , 8.374 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.62 (H) , 28.89 (W) , 21.27 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
Published: cat.182, p.285