Set of 6 cylindrical brass weights with knob-like finials

Made:
1831-1900
Set of 6 cylindrical brass weights with knob-like finials

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Set of 6 cylindrical brass weights with knob-like finials, in wooden block with cylindrical holes to take weights individually, Spanish, 1831-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655371
Materials:
brass and wood
Measurements:
largest weight: height 57 mm
largest weight: diameter 32 mm
smallest weight: height 23 mm
smallest weight: diameter 15 mm
block: length 135 mm
with weights: height 68 mm
depth 76 mm
type:
weight sets
credit:
Ferri

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