mastello [Italian]

(Plural, mastelli.) In Italy, a unit of liquid capacity, varying by locality.  Also called a conzo or concia. The word also means "tub".

Locality Definition Liters
Bellune (for wine) = 40 boccali 74.70
Ferrara = 8 secchi = 40 boccali 55.38
Padua = 72 bozze 71.30
Rome = ½ soma = 10 cugnatelle = 40 bocali, also called a pello. 82.12
Rovigo (for wine) = 108 bozze 104.80
Trente also called the conzo 78
Treviso also called the conzo, = 36 boccali à la campagne = 40 boccali de la ville 78
Udine also called the conzo, = 64 boccali 79.30
Venice also called a concia, link to a chart showing relationships between Venetian units of liquid capacity 64.80
Vicenza = 12 secchi = 120 bozze 113.90

Sources

Amphora 1 de malvasia da Venesia a mesura de bigonzo fano in Ferrara mastelli 11 sechi 3.

One anfora of malvasia of Venice measured in biconcia makes in Ferrara 11 mastelli 3 secchi.

Bartolommeo di Pasi.
Tariffa de' pesi e mesure con gratia et privilegio.
Venice: 1503.
as quoted in Elder.

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