Measure, Dry

Object Name:

Measure, Dry

Object ID:

1966.047.35

Date:

circa 1780

Description:

Measure, dry. Dark brown wood. One half bushel. Cylindrical shape. Bent wood sides, 0.4" thick. Taper and overlap in one area to form a hoop. Definite edge from outside where overlap takes place. Ten tacks to hold the piece together. Definite sliced beveled edge on outside at fastening area. On inside, three tacks that hold long tapered edge to inside surface. A couple of these tacks have pulled through on inside. Two bent-wood handles, fastened to side with screws and tacks. Screws probably a repair. From side, handles have arched top with two long arms that extend to base. Arch area of handle: 0.75" wide, ~0.25" thick. It is bent around and down. About halfway down, it becomes thicker in its width, then tapers in its depth to ~0.25" at bottom. Roughly trimmed at bottom to be flush with bottom surface. Handles close to sides. Bottom piece ~0.6" thick. One piece of wood. A couple long slits across center. Smooth on bottom outside and surfaces. A couple shallow, wide depressions in inside surface, reason unknown. Small chips missing along its edges both inside and out of top edge of vessel. Four incised lines on bottom, creating a shape or unknown cymbal; connected together.

Material:

Wood
Steel

Dimensions:

H-7.5 W-16.2 Dia-14.4 inches Weight-66.4 oz

Provenance:

Part of a collection of early wooden tools and implements from a farm in Hancock, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Milton F. Schadegg