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On Display: House - Shop Lane
Measure (Half bushel measure)
William Orville Hickock
1818 (1848-1883)
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Orville Hickock (Maker)
Place of Origin
Harrisburg; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Copper
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1989.0051
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Complete Details
Object Number
1989.0051
Object Name
Measure (Half bushel measure)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
William Orville Hickock (Maker)
Place of Origin
Harrisburg; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1818 (1848-1883)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: On shield-shaped plaque, front center
Inscription: "Half Bushel" engraved script in an arc / "W.O. HICKOCK" stamped / six-pointed star enclosing "47" flanked by "PA" and "1818" stamped / "HARRISBURG" stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Copper
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
9.752 (H) x 15.5 (W) x 12.752 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.77 (H) x 39.37 (W) x 32.39 (Diam)
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