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Winchester Measure Tankard, England, circa 1820
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Melbourne
Date:
10-Jun-2025
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A Winchester measure, England circa 1820, with the words 'Winchester measure Warranted' moulded within straight lines; moulded flowers around top and figures in cartouches to sides. Dimensions: height 11.7 cm. Provenance: marked with incised cross; possibly Thomas Fell, Winchester measure is a set of legal standards of volume instituted in the late 15th century (1495) by King Henry VII of England. Such tankards are more often found in pewter than ceramic.
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Unclassified