Scales, beam only

Made:
1601-1800
Scales, beam only, steel, embellished, Spanish

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Scales, beam only, steel, embellished, Spanish
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Scales, beam only, steel, embellished, Spanish, 17th-18th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A118594
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
beam: length 711 mm
cradle: height 255 mm
type:
scales
credit:
Vindel, P.

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