Accession No

0300

Brief Description

money scales and weights, weights by Van der Schure, scales possibly by Langenberg, 1657.

Origin

Amsterdam; Netherlands

Maker

Van der Schure (weights) Langenberg. J. (scales, possibly)

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1657

Latest Date

1657

Inscription Date

1657

Material

metal (steel, brass, silver); wood; paper; rope (cord)

Dimensions

length 155 mm; breadth 85 mm; depth 30 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from J.W. Rose, Bath, on 02/1927.

Inscription

‘Dese Geut Gewichten
Maackt ende Verkoopt
ROELOF VANDER SCHURE
t’Amsterdam
Anno 1657’ (label in box lid)
‘Voor Reijnicy VogelSa Inde Oude Brughsteeg’ (? longhand in lid of box)

Description Notes

Steel beam and fittings; swan’s neck beam ends; self-locating knife edge and ring bearings with index pointer above (broken off and missing). ring bearing in gallows for tassel (missing). 1 silvered brass circular pan with concentric decoration; 1 triangular silvered brass pan with maker’s stamp (see catalogue card for depiction).
Fitted wooden box decorated with carved crest and tooled decoration. Upper layer fitted for 13 lozenge-shaped weights; slot for fractional weights (cover and weights missing) (there is a cover (replacement?), but no weights, 13-1-2000). Tray below for 18 lozenge-shaped weights (only 18 lozenge-shaped weights extant, top and bottom). Brass disc weight in centre of box; this large circular coin weight for the Lauptaler (German coin). Denominations painted over the slots. Hand-coloured paper label pasted inside box lid. Box lined with green velvet. Hook fastenings (hooks missing).

Condition: fair; incomplete (some weights missing).

References

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