Accession No

0567

Brief Description

scales, 18th C

Origin

Maker

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, brass); rope (cord); wood (boxwood (?))

Dimensions

box length 78mm; breadth 37mm; height 18mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from Antique Art Galleries, Grafton Street, London, England on 28/10/1928.

Inscription

Description Notes

Steel beam; swan’s neck beam ends; hinged arms allow beam to fold into box. Self-locating steel knife-edge and ring bearing. Index above. Gallows with decorative plate for suspension. Two circular brass pans with suspension cords and hooks. Shaped boxwood (?) box with push-fit lid.

Condition: fair (rusty; part of box broken off; 25-1-2000).

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