Quart Measure
A type of hollow-ware, measures were used for wine and spirits in colonial taverns and inns. Although there must have been many in use during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, very few have been found with the marks of American makers, the vast majority having been imported from England. This quart measure is example is a rare exception, however, as it bears the mark of Boardman & Hart, the New York agents for the Boardmans of Hartford, Connecticut.
Artwork Details
- Title: Quart Measure
- Maker: Boardman and Hart (1828–1853)
- Date: 1835
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Pewter
- Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Clara L-S Weber Gift, 1979
- Object Number: 1979.449
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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