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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1995.0518.004
MANUFACTURER
ST. AMANT, O.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
France

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
4
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
N/A
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Volume
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
ST AMANT
Country
France
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1860 TO NO LATER THAN 1872
Canada
FRENCH POT, SEPTIER,POIFSON, & PINTE WERE BROUGHT TO CANADA BY FRENCH IMMIGRANTS. THEY REMAINED LEGAL STANDARDS IN CANADA UNTIL 1872, WHEN FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA CAUSED ALL EXISTING MEASURES TO BE REPLACED BY IMPERIAL GALLON, YARD, & POUND.
Function
PRECISE MEASURES OF CAPACITY BASED ON PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARDS. THEY WERE USED BY A COLONIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS LEGAL STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE MEASURED.
Technical
POT, SEPTIER, POIFSON, & PINTE WERE LIQUID MEASURES USED IN FRANCE UNTIL METRIFICATION IN 1795; EXACT CAPACITIES VARIED FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF EACH READS 'O. St. AMANT'/ INCISED LETTERING ON SIDE OF EACH READS 'V.R. L.C./ [QUANTITY IN SCRIPT]/ 1860'/ QUANTITY MARKINGS FOR EACH MEASURE READ:.1 'Pot.';.2 'Pinte.';.3 'Septier.';.4 'Poifson'
Missing
N/A
Finish
LACQUERED BRASS
Decoration
INCISED LINES & CAST RIDGES ENCIRCLING BODY

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