Sign for The Tappit Hen, Dunblane
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Sign for The Tappit Hen, Dunblane
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 24 May 2018
The form of pewter measure known as the tappit hen is peculiar to Scotland. The name is applied to measures characterised by having a body comprising a small straight-sided top section, a larger straight-sided bottom section and a curved section between. Typically, the measure has a domed lid that is raised by means of an erect thumbpiece located on a hinge at the top of the handle. (The early evolution of the tappit hen. Peter Spencer Davies, George Dalgleish and David Lamb. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 141 (2011), 279–292.)
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Image Location
Latitude
56.189149
Longitude
-3.96388