Ornate wooden box containing two balances

Made:
1801-1900 in Iran

Ornate wooden box containing two balances, a set of weights, several tweezers and other instruments, balance stand (without contents see other parts), balance beam in two parts, Persian, 19th century.

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A38886
Materials:
box, wood and box, cloth
type:
balances

Parts

Balance stand

Balance stand

Steel balance stand (?), Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 392 mm x 90 mm x 13 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A38886 Pt3
type:
stands
Balance beam

Balance beam

Steel balance beam (?), in 2 sections which screw together, Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 520 mm x 8 mm x 8 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A38886 Pt4
type:
beams
Steel tweezers

Steel tweezers

Pair of steel tweezers, ornate scrollwork, upper sections to arms, silvered finish, Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 146 mm x 27 mm x 15 mm,
Materials:
steel and silvered finish
Object Number:
A38886 Pt5
type:
tweezers
Steel tweezers

Steel tweezers

Set of steel tweezers, with silvered arms and pin-like finial, Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 126 mm x 34 mm x 7 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and silvered finish
Object Number:
A38886 Pt6
type:
tweezers
Set of dividers, Persian

Set of dividers, Persian

Set of dividers, in silvered steel, with ornamental work-on arms, Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 114 mm x 10 mm x 5 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and silvered finish
Object Number:
A38886 Pt7
type:
dividers
Steel knife, Persian

Steel knife, Persian

Steel knife, with short blade, striated handle, cone-like upper section with pin-like finial, Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 7 mm x 7 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and structure
Object Number:
A38886 Pt8
type:
knives
Brass weights

Brass weights

Set of five brass weights, all tapering cylinders, with small knob-like finials, 7 weights are missing, Persian, 19th century.

Measurements:
overall: 16 mm 14 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A38886 Pt9
type:
weight sets