Accession No

0026

Brief Description

box of money weights, by J. F. Wolschot, Belgian, 1730

Origin

Belgium; Antwerp

Maker

Wolschot, J. F.

Class

balances; weights & measures

Earliest Date

1730

Latest Date

1730

Inscription Date

1730

Material

metal (brass); wood; paper

Dimensions

box length 161mm; breadth 85mm; thickness 33mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Antwerp in 03/1922.

Inscription

‘Joannes fransius
Wolschot balans
tot Antwerpen
dese gout gewichten
moeten gewegen worden
wel 2 haesen voor de remedie
Fen valsche schaelis senen
Grouwelbÿ godt maer een oprecht
gaewecht is sÿnen wille.’ (inside lid)
‘17 30’ (label inside lid)

Description Notes

Scales missing. Wooden box with slots for 13 weights (1 missing). All stamped with symbols for denominations. Slot for fractional weights (lid and weights missing).
Paper label inside lid with key to weights and their positions in the box.

Condition: fair; incomplete (scales and some weights missing).

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