Object number
59/341/1-10
Description
This set of beam scales with two weighing pans and four weights, in a decorated wooden box, are of the type used by a banker. It has been suggested by the Antique Metalware Society, who looked at the set in June 2002, that it was made in London circa 1690.
Physical description
1 set of scales in box: wood; metal; fair condition
Production place
Greater London [region]
Production date
1675-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Production period
Late-seventeenth century
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Material
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2778.tif - High resolution image
