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Can anyone read or decipher these? Thanks!
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Blimey! You’ve got markings for King George IV (ex Prince of Wales who had the Brighton Pavilion built) and Queen Victoria. Maybe the Sailor King should be on there as well. I think I can see Blackfriars and maybe Goodge Street.
A wild guess is that it’s a measure for some kind of dry goods, hence the brass rim to protect against wear.
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Neat! I might also send to this place for more info as well, what do you think?
https://www.pewtersociety.org/identifying-and-collecting-pewter/help-identification
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Looks like you’re right, this was some kind of measuring cup.
https://www.pewtersociety.org/identifying-and-collecting-pewter/verification-and-capacity-marks
Very cool!!
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All the writing is hard to read, I feel like it says something like A.J. Doncaster. There is actually writing on the bottom too.
Here are the photos I took to send to the Pewter Society-
and this is the little plate I have too-
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Check it out!!!! (love that you Brits call it Enquiry when we call it Inquiry)
Enquiry to The Pewter Society A7381: Small Cup and Plate
Mon, Feb 8, 12:14 PM (1 day ago)
Dear Ryanne
Thanks for your enquiry 6 February about your recent acquisitions in Washington.
The plate looks German with its touch stuck three times on the rim, often a sign of quality. I have searched the 7 volumes of German records but without finding a match so the maker remains unidentified; probably 18th/early 19th century.
The English measure is later being an Imperial capacity measure that has seen service in public houses as the capacity has been checked by the Excise Inspector to ensure that the publican was not giving short measure. There is a GIV mark to show Imperial standard and a crown VR67 which was used between 1881-1891 in Surrey County and after 1891 in London County. There is an engraving on the body probably the name of a previous owner and some engraving underneath as well often difficult to read. The mark inside on the base gives us the maker Samuel Thomas South who worked in Blackfriars London 1816-1860.
I hope you enjoy your find!
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Excellent! The Pewter Society must be working from home- there’s been a national lockdown since January. Inquiry is when the police make inquiries, for example “I’ve been helping the police with their inquiries by hitting myself with a truncheon”.
I’ve never heard of London County, so I did a search and found it’s the County of London, which was run by London County Council (LCC) which I have heard of. I think what it is, is that the VR67 mark was used in that part of London which was in Surrey, i.e.south of the river, which became part of the County of London in 1889.
If you’re listing it, probably best to go with ‘Surrey’ and ‘London’; definitely not ‘Surrey County’, which sounds like it needs a sheriff 🙂
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